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Old Mar 8, 2004 | 07:26 PM
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1st time it wont start...

i live in MN and there is plenty of snow and this year i havent found shelter for my FD but weird thing is, i never had a start problem and the 1 night it does sleep in the garage the F ing thing wont start.. but it started once when i had to move it back a foot to open the fridge door 1st try like always, then the next day the thing juss wont start. is this a common problem with these things? what should i do? i thought maybe i flooded it somehow, prolly not but i didnt know where else to start but checkign the spark plugs. if i did flood it it wont do a rolling clutch start right? kuzz of fuel injection? or is it somehow different for rotories? how the f do i get to the spark plugs? do i go from under the car? i cant even see them, its like rocket sugery......

i would appreciate any input from any1... i dont know wtf im doing... thanx

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Old Mar 8, 2004 | 07:40 PM
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wont start

normally when you start a rotary for just a short time running it can flood. I would use the search for the best things to do but you can try to hold the throttle down while cranking, this will lean out the A/F ratio/injector pulse and it may start.
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Old Mar 8, 2004 | 07:56 PM
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are you serious? how far down should i push it? i thought this is how you flood it? i already tried that but i only puched a little should i push it down all the way or what?
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Old Mar 9, 2004 | 07:56 AM
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Old Mar 9, 2004 | 08:21 AM
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Flooding is a normal result when a rotary is started and then shut off cold.

Please use the search function. There must be 500 threads on flooding.
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Old Mar 9, 2004 | 10:15 AM
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haha that happened to me i checked my fuel pump fuse blown and flooded engine..try that for ***** and giggles...start the car with the accelerator all the way down and keep doin it till it starts..pretty much..
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Old Mar 9, 2004 | 06:41 PM
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thanx a lot guys, it took a lotta doin but it finally started.... i woulda never thought to keep floorin it and keep crankin it....

hey while you guys are being so helpfull.... i took a real hard sideways turn and ever since that i only get partial boost at 4500... i figure its a hose somewherez kuzz it still bossts after 45, juss like half or so power tho... any suggestions on where to look b4 i bring it back to the dealer and have them overcharge me for plugin a hose back in
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Old Mar 9, 2004 | 06:44 PM
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why am i still on page 2?

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Old Mar 9, 2004 | 06:56 PM
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can some1 tell me wtf the black envelope is on my thread that wont let me bump up?

is that the sectret mark for noob threads hahaha
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