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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 05:47 PM
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need a bit of help car wont start

hey guys
my white jdm 92 fd was idling last night while i was talking to some friends and it started to bog down a bit and sounded really weird and then it turned off..i havent been able to start it since. i smelled the exhaust and there is a faint smell of fuel. the car cranks but it doenst fire sometimes it trys to fire but it seems like it it cant catch. i really need some help with it casue its my daily driver...
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 06:03 PM
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try to deflood it
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 06:03 PM
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Just a guess, but you may have a sticking/leaky injector and the car may be flooded. Search for "deflooding".
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 06:08 PM
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heyy thanks for the info but ive tried to deflood the engine and it didnt work. compression is 90 on both rotor faces...
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