Engine Flooded I Think? HELP

[element]

You're full of it and you know it, my advice to check for spark in that manner would not kill the battery.

 

[Jen]

got a can of starting fluid? spray one second into air filter then get back in car and start it



Jen

 

[Ladies Man]

maybe he was having trouble seeing the spark so he cranked the engine over for 1/2 hour looking

 

[trek]

<< Trek, you sir are an idiot >>


i speak from experiance. i thought car batteries work like nicad batteries... they hold their charge as long as possible then die all of a sudden. at least that is what mine did just after the 52 month warranty on it... it almost turned over once, then nothing.

-Trek

 

[Linux23]

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<< Trek, you sir are an idiot >>


i speak from experiance. i thought car batteries work like nicad batteries... they hold their charge as long as possible then die all of a sudden. at least that is what mine did just after the 52 month warranty on it... it almost turned over once, then nothing.

-Trek >>




that's a little bit different than draining the battery after too many unsuccessful startups!


and i agree with Element, as i learned the same thing from my father, who is a veteran mechanic!

 

[element]

<< maybe he was having trouble seeing the spark so he cranked the engine over for 1/2 hour looking >>



then he would have come back and said you killed my battery! you bastards! no instead he followed your advice and cranked away until he blew himself to smithereens which is why he hasn't come back!

Linux23, thank you! Finally someone acknowledges my expertise. heh

Ladies Man, stick to ladies dude. maybe you can hook jumper cables up to their nipples and jump their bones....there's a jump start for ya!

 

[goodoptics]

I'd recommend to make sure you have a fully charged battery before performing any further troubleshooting/diagnosis.

Let the car sit still for 2 hours and attempt to crank the engine with pedal to the metal (flooring) but don't do this more than 20 seconds.

If this still fails, yank all 4 spark plugs out to check existence of gasoline at the tip.

Do the above first and let us know the results. Good luck.