Outta gas....now it won't start

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Jul 17, 2002 | 03:03 PM

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R1 POWR

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the one time i flooded mine, i tried all of the std unflooding procedures that i read about (removing plugs, a little ATF fluid in the rotor housings, cranking it until the gas dissipates, replacing plugs, etc.) and none seemed to work. then i ran across a thread or an article that said to spray a VERY SMALL amount of starting fluid (about a 1-sec spray) into the intake manifold nipple (the one most commonly used for an aftermarket boost gauge). as a last resort (before going to seek professional help), i tried it and voila!! the car started right up. luckily, i did it at night because after doing the std procedure with ATF a couple of times, i know i had a good bit of ATF in the housings 'cause it smoked like a bitch for a good many minutes

...good luck...

Jul 17, 2002 | 09:48 PM

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the one time i flooded mine, i tried all of the std unflooding procedures that i read about (removing plugs, a little ATF fluid in the rotor housings, cranking it until the gas dissipates, replacing plugs, etc.) and none seemed to work. then i ran across a thread or an article that said to spray a VERY SMALL amount of starting fluid (about a 1-sec spray) into the intake manifold nipple (the one most commonly used for an aftermarket boost gauge). as a last resort (before going to seek professional help), i tried it and voila!! the car started right up. luckily, i did it at night because after doing the std procedure with ATF a couple of times, i know i had a good bit of ATF in the housings 'cause it smoked like a bitch for a good many minutes

...good luck...

I'll try that if all else fails. Tommorrow I'm getting nw plugs and taking the day off work to get her going. I think that I should be able to get things taken care of.

Jul 17, 2002 | 10:15 PM

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A while back my car was having a hell of a time getting unflooded, and some brake cleaner in the AWS nipple is what got it started for me.

Jul 18, 2002 | 12:45 PM

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A while back my car was having a hell of a time getting unflooded, and some brake cleaner in the AWS nipple is what got it started for me.

What the hell is the AWS nipple, and where is it located...I've never heard of that?

Jul 18, 2002 | 01:09 PM

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i just ran out of gas again last night, boy im stupid. All I did was add 1.5 gallons from my lawn mower bottle and cranked it like 5 times, then pressed the gas like 3 times, pulled the choke and it started up

Jul 18, 2002 | 02:40 PM

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i just ran out of gas again last night, boy im stupid. All I did was add 1.5 gallons from my lawn mower bottle and cranked it like 5 times, then pressed the gas like 3 times, pulled the choke and it started up

Somehow I don't think that will work with mine. I tried everything and it didn't work so I'm getting new plugs tonight to try.

Jul 18, 2002 | 04:39 PM

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So what you're saying is that if I get new plugs...and give those a shot...I should be okay....right?

It worked for me. I had SO much fuel in the combustion chamber that I had slush coming out of the plug holes. I dried out the plugs, and It ook as much sluch as I could out of the chambers, put in some ATF and still no start up. I installed the new plugs, put in a little more ATF fluid, and it started right up.

Jul 19, 2002 | 01:33 PM

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Well, I got new plugs overnighted. I tried those and it wouldn't start still. So I checked all of the fuses, and out of desperation, I turned the key one last time before lighting it on fire....and what do you know...started right up. Problem was that the old plugs were ****, and the new ones didn't get fuel right away, so now its fine. Thank you for all of your advice. Thanks flybye..