ryderx

ok i parked my car because i was leaving for a week, i was low on gas, i turned the car off by killing the fule pump(i have a switch installed) i got back it wouldent start. its getting gas to the engine, i pulled the bottom plugs out and both rotors make 3 swoosh noises. it just cranks over and sounds like its not even trying to start. ohh yeah it got to like -14 when i was gone if that would do something.

thanks

scot

ryderx

i had a friend come over and see if it has spark, and it does, well im off to advanced auto to get some spark plugs.....ive herd thats a reason why they wont start some times. give me some more ideas.

thanks

scot

ryderx

k new plugs in, and it still doesent start....... ok so it got really cold, what could happen?

joker90p

leaky injectors? that was the problem with mine.

ryderx

wouldent it still start if the injectors were leaky? it just turns over, and it doesent even sound like it wants to start, like theres no spark but there is

jefraney

If its flooded, it will not start. But, if you killed the car by letting the fuel run out, there shouldnt be any fuel in the lines, so it shouldnt have flooded.



If its getting spark and not firing, is it getting fuel?

ryderx

i pulled the hose off where goes from rubber tubing to metal and it disappears somewhere in to the engine, and there is fuel there..... and the other spark plugs i pulled out were wet so its got to be getting fuel, and ive tried unflooding it many times, with no success

jefraney

Just for grins, hook up a timing lamp to see if the timing is jumping.



And if you can, do a compressoin test. Just because you hear the swooshes, it doesnt mean that it has compression. My old engine had nice strong "swooshes", but only pulled a 20-20-15 on the compression test.

ryderx

alright ill try that, but what i don’t get is it was running perfect when I turned it off, and the only different thing that happened was it was parked for a week with out running and it got -14degrees

ryderx

I could not get my hands on something to check the compression. But I was talking to my dad’s friend who is a Mechanic, and he told me to try too pull start it, so I did. The car started up and idled rough, puffed out white smoke for a min or so, then I took it up the road and back. It ran normal…..when I got home I turned it off, and it started right back up!!! Im so happy to have my car back!

Thanks for the help

scot