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09-22-04, 07:41 PM
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after running methanol, i noticed my car had some pretty hard starts, in fact today, it wouldnt start without my help.
when it does start it goes straight to 1rpm, and runs like *** for a few seconds till it builds to 3k. i can usually hear a sudden loud squeek when it hits 3, but i dont think thats related.
i dont have the ***** to check spark on the plugs, last time i did that i almost electrecuted myself.
im noticing no loss of power (besides that its hot as hell outside), but today it wouldnt start after 30 seconds of cranking. what i did that worked was i pumped the gas pedal for a few seconds while cranking, very quickly; then it started like nothing was wrong. i still have a diluted solution of methanol in the gas tank. high octane = bad starting?
when it does start it goes straight to 1rpm, and runs like *** for a few seconds till it builds to 3k. i can usually hear a sudden loud squeek when it hits 3, but i dont think thats related.
i dont have the ***** to check spark on the plugs, last time i did that i almost electrecuted myself.
im noticing no loss of power (besides that its hot as hell outside), but today it wouldnt start after 30 seconds of cranking. what i did that worked was i pumped the gas pedal for a few seconds while cranking, very quickly; then it started like nothing was wrong. i still have a diluted solution of methanol in the gas tank. high octane = bad starting?
09-22-04, 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by rs_1101
after running methanol, i noticed my car had some pretty hard starts, in fact today, it wouldnt start without my help.
when it does start it goes straight to 1rpm, and runs like *** for a few seconds till it builds to 3k. i can usually hear a sudden loud squeek when it hits 3, but i dont think thats related.
i dont have the ***** to check spark on the plugs, last time i did that i almost electrecuted myself.
im noticing no loss of power (besides that its hot as hell outside), but today it wouldnt start after 30 seconds of cranking. what i did that worked was i pumped the gas pedal for a few seconds while cranking, very quickly; then it started like nothing was wrong. i still have a diluted solution of methanol in the gas tank. high octane = bad starting?
when it does start it goes straight to 1rpm, and runs like *** for a few seconds till it builds to 3k. i can usually hear a sudden loud squeek when it hits 3, but i dont think thats related.
i dont have the ***** to check spark on the plugs, last time i did that i almost electrecuted myself.
im noticing no loss of power (besides that its hot as hell outside), but today it wouldnt start after 30 seconds of cranking. what i did that worked was i pumped the gas pedal for a few seconds while cranking, very quickly; then it started like nothing was wrong. i still have a diluted solution of methanol in the gas tank. high octane = bad starting?
.Just set the lines on the side of the car and look for spark. Like, around the strut tower (or whatever that thing is called).
09-22-04, 08:24 PM
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oh yea.. it seems to do this randomly lately. some starts, it cranks once, i swear to god once, then fires up, it usually takes 6 cranks. im suspecting its a flooding problem due to it happening on seemingly cold starts. after doing a injector dump, the car started up with no problems.
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