Engine flooded
03-12-2002, 03:25 PM
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Engine flooded
A week ago the starter of my 96SE died on me. I searched around and found Linney's auto electric with the best deal on starter. I paid $140 shipped with no core return required. And it's the 10-tooth version instead of 8-tooth. So finally it arrived yesterday. I put it in last night but the car still would not start. I know the starter is good because now the engine cranks. Then it hit me, I probably flooded the engine by over-cranking the bad starter. So I removed the spark plugs one by one and found each one flooded with gas. After I cleaned them up, gave the engine more throttle while cranking, viola, engine fired up.
For those of you who have replaced the starter, did your engine flood? I assume it's normal to flood the engine by over-cranking it while the starter is bad?
For those of you who have replaced the starter, did your engine flood? I assume it's normal to flood the engine by over-cranking it while the starter is bad?
03-12-2002, 04:13 PM
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Re: Engine flooded
Originally posted by nixima
A week ago the starter of my 96SE died on me. I searched around and found Linney's auto electric with the best deal on starter. I paid $140 shipped with no core return required. And it's the 10-tooth version instead of 8-tooth. So finally it arrived yesterday. I put it in last night but the car still would not start. I know the starter is good because now the engine cranks. Then it hit me, I probably flooded the engine by over-cranking the bad starter. So I removed the spark plugs one by one and found each one flooded with gas. After I cleaned them up, gave the engine more throttle while cranking, viola, engine fired up.
For those of you who have replaced the starter, did your engine flood? I assume it's normal to flood the engine by over-cranking it while the starter is bad?
A week ago the starter of my 96SE died on me. I searched around and found Linney's auto electric with the best deal on starter. I paid $140 shipped with no core return required. And it's the 10-tooth version instead of 8-tooth. So finally it arrived yesterday. I put it in last night but the car still would not start. I know the starter is good because now the engine cranks. Then it hit me, I probably flooded the engine by over-cranking the bad starter. So I removed the spark plugs one by one and found each one flooded with gas. After I cleaned them up, gave the engine more throttle while cranking, viola, engine fired up.
For those of you who have replaced the starter, did your engine flood? I assume it's normal to flood the engine by over-cranking it while the starter is bad?
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