What the hell!! Car wont start!!
12-20-04, 12:17 AM
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What the hell!! Car wont start!!
I had trouble this night trying to make the car start. Ive never had this problem before. I left for two days and left her alone inside the garage. It was two cold days, but I see no reason for that to happen.
I had to pump the gas pedal to get her to start. When I left, I parked her inside and I only started her (she was cold) and I immediatly shut her down after I parked her. I did not let her get warm or anything.
Whats your take on this??
PS: The car idles fine and now that she is warm everything seems to be normal.
I had to pump the gas pedal to get her to start. When I left, I parked her inside and I only started her (she was cold) and I immediatly shut her down after I parked her. I did not let her get warm or anything.
Whats your take on this??
PS: The car idles fine and now that she is warm everything seems to be normal.
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12-20-04, 03:30 AM
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I had the same problem when I had my 7. Whenever I started the car for a short time and turned it off right away, it would take a really long time to re=start it. I figured it had something to do with carbon build up or something. I remember reading something a few years ago about how carbon would build up and if you only ran it for a short while the carbon would clog the engine somehow, I can't remember the details. But I think sometimes a piece of carbon would actually lodge between the apex seals or something like that.
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Can't say that I've ever heard of that...I've always heard flooding can result from what he did. I think you might have misread something. I think I'd check to see if its flooded first.
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Originally Posted by Tomarx7
I had the same problem when I had my 7. Whenever I started the car for a short time and turned it off right away, it would take a really long time to re=start it. I figured it had something to do with carbon build up or something. I remember reading something a few years ago about how carbon would build up and if you only ran it for a short while the carbon would clog the engine somehow, I can't remember the details. But I think sometimes a piece of carbon would actually lodge between the apex seals or something like that.
I agree with TT Rex 7, leaving the car run for just a short period of time may cause some flooding of the sort, but nothing as to having a great deal of build up of carbon.
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12-20-04, 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by chris7777777
You will always flood the engine when you do that !!!
Always run the car for at least 5-6 min before you shut it down, even if you only move
it 2'ft.
Always run the car for at least 5-6 min before you shut it down, even if you only move
it 2'ft.
I honestly think there is something wrong with the car if you MUST do this to get it to restart. In the fds I have owned this has never been a problem. I dont have a solution for the problem just saying I doubt a properly running car will have this problem.
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