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Old 06-29-06, 09:49 PM
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Hard start

My 84 GSL-SE will start fine cold and hot. But if it has been sitting in the sun all day, it seems to flood, and I have to change the spark plugs and it will start. I take the original plugs out and they are sopping wet, usually, but yesterday two were very wet and two were not and I did not notice from which chamber the dry ones came out of. any ideas?
I sold this car to a kid from Winnipeg 6 years ago and just bought it back. He put a custom exhaust on and a header and it's too noisy, attracts too mush attention. How can I get the noise level down?. Seems it's a pair of glasspaks at the back and 3 resonators under the car. What muffler can I fit under the car? His setup cost over $1000.00, I have the bill. Any help appreciated,
Mike from Canada
Old 06-29-06, 11:49 PM
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For the hard start issue, it sounds like you have fuel dripping down into the barrels while the car is off. Do a search for "fuel bowl vent solenoind" and make sure that yours is hooked up and working properly for starters...
Old 06-30-06, 04:33 AM
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Fuel injectors are leaking. Send them out for cleaning and calibration. For the exhaust, the glasspacks are probably burnt out. Try a Borla XS or XR-1 for a presilencer and a decent muffler for the back.
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Thanks, guys,
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Oh damn! Didn't even catch that this was a fuel injected car. Sorry about that...
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what trochoid said in the muffler.
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