hey guys just fitted a brass button clutch to my car but forgot to fit the earth terminal to the gearbox and i was trying to start it for about 15mins and realised the earth lead was off i put it back on but still nostart i checked pluggs they are firing im gettin fuel coz i can smell it out the exhaust i think its flooded i pulled the plugs and tried the usually tricks but no go im gonna try towing it tonight when i get home any other ideas what it could be does towing usually work???
johnny

 

yes it does. Another thing to try is to put wither oil, ATF, or MMO in the lower spark plug holes turn it over by hand and dry the holes before putting in good spark plugs and then also pinching the fuel hoses by the oil filter coming from the fuel filter. When I mean pinching wrap the hose in something and clamp it with a vise grip so you don't cut it just decrease the fuel flow. Crank it up and remove the clamp from the fuel hose once it's on.

 

That pinching the fuel hose thing sounds like a PIA and unhealthy for the fuel line. Interesting idea though. And yes it does sound flooded.

Instead of the clamp thing, try pulling the two fuses closest to the engine in the fuse box in the engine bay - EGI INJ and EGI COMP. Crank it over for about ten seconds with these fuses out - it won't start. Wait a minute. Crank it for ten more seconds. It still won't start. Put the fuses back in and try starting it. If it was flooded, it should start now. It might be pissy and smoky for a bit.

 

Oh you probably tried that already if you did the usual tricks. Nevermind then, maybe the clamp thing is a good idea, I dunno.