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.

 

Check to see if its flooded...

-Alex

 

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.

 

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.

-Alex

 

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.

 

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.

 

^^^ i second that

 

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.

David Jerome

 

When i get flooded on my 1st gen, we pour atf into the carb and blammo it starts.... with a lot of smoke to boot.