Engine Flooded
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Joined: Sep 2002
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From: Tallahassee, FL
I looked around a bit, and couldn't find the common info I needed, so I'll just ask it. I'm pretty sure I flooded my engine. It ran fine the other day, then I move it a bit (I know I shouldn't have...company was coming). Went to start it this morning, and it wouldn't start. Instead of the normal chug-chug-chug, it sounds like just one constant sound. I pulled both fuses under the hood that had EGI on them, I wasn't sure if I was supposed to pull both or just one. Am I supposed to pull both of them? Then I cranked it over for 15 seconds, then put the fuses back and tried it...still didn't work. I had to go to work, so I didn't have time to try it again, so I just took the motorcycle. (it sucked because I couldn't find my gloves...very cold)
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Joined: May 2002
Posts: 22,465
From: California
um i like to unplug the fuel pump, its harder to get to but the plus side is you dont kill the spark like you do when you pull both fuses. what i suggest you do is pull the plugs out and crank it over with no fuses, clean the plugs off and put them back. see how that goes
mike
mike
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Joined: Jul 2001
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From: NJ
it depends how flooded it is. only my black TII got so flooded i had to pull the plugs and crank it forever it seemed..... when it started. idled at 1000rpm smooth as butter . i was amazed shoulda videotaped it 
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Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 870
From: NASA/JSC - Clear Lake, TX
yeah, you should just be able to pull one fuse, here is a writup from RP rx7.com about the unflooding ordeal. it shows how to do it simple and complex. you can always install a fuel pump kill switch so you can do this from inside your car (my mechanic did it for me, probably wasn't too hard).
http://www.rx7.com/tech/unflood-fc.html
http://www.rx7.com/tech/unflood-fc.html
