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Old Jun 8, 2003 | 08:38 PM
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flooding

i recently gave bearth to my 84 gsl-se with a 88 non turboed 13b. it has a problem though. it floods as soon as i try to start it. sometimes i can get it running and after it's running for a little bit, it dies. to unflood it i unplug the + coil wires and pull the spark plugs. then i got crank the motor. the spark plugs that i pull out are soked in gas and have just a little smig of oil on them. why is the engine flooding with in the first couple revolutions of the engine? what can i check? i need u guys to save me b/c i've put close to $1000 into this car and my girl is pissed b/c she thinks it's a waste of money. i gota proove her wrong
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Old Jun 8, 2003 | 10:21 PM
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Could be bad injectors, could be engine compression. You will have to have your injectors cleaned in case one or more is stuck open.
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Old Jun 8, 2003 | 10:49 PM
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I've heard that the 2nd gen engines start having flooding probs due to low compression. I had a friend just put an "on/off" switch on the fuel pump on his car.
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Old Jun 9, 2003 | 11:46 AM
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well the compression is good. i had it tested. all 3 stages of the compression are good. the injectors might eb the problem. what about the presure regulator on the secondary fuel rail? could incorrect vacum cause problems there?
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Old Jun 9, 2003 | 07:08 PM
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you could check fuel pressure per factory specs. You are positive you are getting spark?
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