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fcs3l0ve 05-08-09 08:39 AM

Fuel Odor
 
Yesterday my battery died because of my subwoofers. I charged it for a couple of hours and came back and it had full power. When I went to start it, it wouldn't start. I tried pulling the EGI fuses and taking the top 2 spark plugs out and cranking it and putting them back. That didn't work. There are fuel on my spark plugs too and I smell fuel after I try starting it a few times. Does this mean my engine is flooded? or what can I do to get it to start?

Aaron Cake 05-08-09 01:58 PM

It is probably flooded.

Pull out the leading spark plugs and put an ounce of oil into each hole. Turn the engine by hand a few times. Put in another ounce and repeat the turning. Now put the plugs back in and start the engine.

fcs3l0ve 05-08-09 02:35 PM

Alright doing that now, thanks.

fcs3l0ve 05-09-09 07:55 PM

I tried this a few times and he doesn't seem to be working. Do you think my fuel pump is shot?

fcs3l0ve 05-10-09 08:40 AM

I got it to start finally. I just charged the battery for a few more hours and then tried pulling the plugs and egi fuses out and puttting them back and let it sit over night. When I came back out in the morning it started right up but its running weird. I'm having the same problem I always have. I give it gas and the rpms drop and bounce between 1 grand and 1700 and when let off the gas it idles at 2 grand or around there. Then if I try to put the car in gear the rpms drop and the car stalls. I have no idea what is causing this. I also sometimes have trouble accelerating past 3,500-4,000 rpms. I read that this is due to leaky or bad secondary injectors, but the other problem still has me clueless.

Aaron Cake 05-10-09 10:19 AM

Yeah, if the battery was dead or weak then it would flood out everytime.

Sounds like you have a major vacuum leak issue. Check the linages around the throttle body to make sure they are not bindng up.

fcs3l0ve 05-10-09 02:42 PM

I checked them and they all seem to be fine. It's a really weird problem. It used to only do that when it rained but now it does it randomly anytime.


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