linechronic1080

i have a 88 N/A. the car starts up but when i shut it off and try to start it again it seems to flood out. does any one know how to fix the problem or does any one know what is wrong?

Hazard15301

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Are you letting it warm up before you shut it off?

linechronic1080

yeah i drove it for about 30 minutes and it still does the same thing

Hazard15301

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One thing you can do is install a fuel cut switch. What it will do is instead of you killing the motor and leaving unburned fuel in the chambers, by hitting the switch you are killing the fuel pump, so the motor will burn all remaining fuel, and then shut itself down. It also makes for cheap theft prevention :. This also relieves any pressure in the fuel lines, preventing your injectors from leaking.

There is a yellow plug under the steering column. Thats the connector for the fuel pump relay. Locate the black wire with a white stripe. Cut it, and connect the two ends to a switch. You might want to splice on some more more so you can relocate the switch if you choose. Now, instead of shutting off the car with the key, shut it off using the switch.

Another benefit to this is you can de-flood the car while sitting in the driver's seat. When it's flooded, just turn the switch off, crank the motor a few times, and turn the switch back on.

hanman

Well, my advice is to fix the problem, not just treat the symptoms.
The two most obvious things that could be wrong here are low compression from a worn engine, or leaking injectors.
So, first do a compression test and post your results. You should have six different readings.
IF the compression is ok, I would pull the injectors and send them out to be cleaned.

KillaKitiie

+1 for leaking or cracked fuel injectors..Ive seen injector's so bad they had big crack's in them. Just have them rebuilt it will cost ya about 20-45$ per injector.

hanman

I just had mine done by RC Engineering. $104 with shipping etc. for all four. Fixed my flooding problem completely.

KillaKitiie

Thats a good price....It's amazing what a set of four fresh fuel injectors can have on our old car's!

linechronic1080

the injectors seem to be the problem cause the car ran fine before i put it away for the winter that seems to be a more likely cause but ill also do the compression test to make sure thanks

ramses666

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The switch is "cheap insurance" for this problem. I found that after consistently driving the car instead of letting it sit my injector leakage problem has sorted itself out. I could tell because the idle was higher or somewhat eratic, but after a few tanks of Chevron fuel with Techron my injector problem has gone away. However I still use my fuel pump relay switch religeously so that even on short trips without warming up my car ALWAYS STARTS. If it stumbles I can shut off the fuel immediately and the car will still start and I switch the pump on when it cranks. This is an option that definetly helps with our antiquated components.

Ramses666