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Old May 8, 2009 | 08:39 AM
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Red face 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?
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Old May 8, 2009 | 01:58 PM
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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.
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Old May 8, 2009 | 02:35 PM
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Alright doing that now, thanks.
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Old May 9, 2009 | 07:55 PM
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I tried this a few times and he doesn't seem to be working. Do you think my fuel pump is shot?
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Old May 10, 2009 | 08:40 AM
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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.
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Old May 10, 2009 | 10:19 AM
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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.
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Old May 10, 2009 | 02:42 PM
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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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