I thought my car was flooded after moving it from one spot to another and it not starting, but i've replaced the plugs and tried the fuse trick and still nothing!
When I try cranking the engine i just hear a constant noise, not the engine rolling over. Someone told me the engine would roll over if it was flooded, but since it is not then does it mean it's not flooded. He (Advanced Auto Guy) told me to tap on the solenoid then try starting it as it is probably jammed. I am getting spark to the plugs.

 

Just to clarify, the engine IS NOT turning over?

It's either the starter or the engine has seized.

If it's the starter, the trick about banging the starter somtimes helps, so give it a shot.

 

by not turning over I mean it doesnt sound like it's about to start, it just makes that constant grinding type noise

 

Are the belts spinning when you turn the key?

 

Im going to check right now

 

Starter and flywheel gears not connecting correctly?(if the engine isnt turning) if thats the case, gear teeth could be broken off possibly too.

 

the belts are turning and now that i listen more carefully i hear the pulsating of the engine. Like the compression of it or something.

 

silly question, but are the sparkplugs in, and have the wires on?

 

 

yep

 

lol you never know man. Ive done it lol

 

Take it to a mechanic and have them run some tests on it.

 

have you checked to see if you have spark?

 

yes,and it does im going to pull the leading plugs again n see if they r wet again

 

If they are wet, you might want to try the ATF trick, maybe even a few times.

 

If you can push start it if it's a manual.

 

Push starting is a good thing to try if your battery is low. Get the RPMs up to 1000 and it should start.

 

I tapped on the solenoid and pulled the plugs and dried them as well as i could with a paper towel. And now it sounds like it wants to start, but still nothing. I spayed starting fluid in the intake system and still nothing. Could it possible be the solenoid or you think it is the plugs?

 

not a manual unfortunately

 

Could be plugs, but still probably flooded. In the FAQ there is a technique using AFT. Might give that a shot. Unflooding the engine might take a few tries, don't be discrouraged if it doesn't work on the first shot.

 

you have a flooded engine no doubt. too bad for the AT--I had the same thing but mine's a stick and I push-started it. Here is the trick--you need to rotate the engine enough to get the gas out of it, but when it is flooded that much, it takes a LOT. And you need to be careful or you will burn up a starter and kill the battery. Just keep at it, and try the ATF trick. sooner or later you will get it.

 

Another stupid question, but did you put the fuse back in?

 

does the t 1 and L 1 spark plug wires go to the side of the engine closest to back of the car or the front of the car?

 

1 = front of the car (side closest to the radiator)

 

the coils are marked where they go.