Unflooding A 2gen Without....
08-04-2005, 10:24 PM
#14
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i got tired of pulling my fuses so i cut the middle wire on that yellow box and put a switch on it, then mounted the switch on the plastic, when i shut off the car i just flip the switch to kill it then when im starting it turn it back on and it fires right up!
08-05-2005, 06:07 PM
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The one thing I didn't read in all that good advice was.........
Keep the throttle to the floor. This helps when clearing the chambers and will likely get it started w/o doing anything else.
If your car has hot-start flooding issues, hold the foot to the firewall from the get-go every time. You want to introduce extra air for all that extra fuel.
It used to work for me every time and my compression was probably in the 60s.
Cheers
Keep the throttle to the floor. This helps when clearing the chambers and will likely get it started w/o doing anything else.
If your car has hot-start flooding issues, hold the foot to the firewall from the get-go every time. You want to introduce extra air for all that extra fuel.
It used to work for me every time and my compression was probably in the 60s.
Cheers
08-05-2005, 07:36 PM
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I'm talking about [SIZE=14][COLOR=red]physically holding the throttle plates open, not the S5 switch on the floor.[/COLOR=red][/SIZE=14] People always say that and I always forget to clarify in my post.
08-05-2005, 08:44 PM
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[quote name='Rob x-7' date='Aug 4 2005, 09:39 PM']or use a battery charger on the jump or boost setting
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Rob, you got those things to work? I had one of those portable ones (about the size of a mini cooler) and whenever I cranked the car over the thing would trip internally thus never giving me extra juice. I returned it the next day.
THe only ones I find that work that are chargers as well are those honking ones the size of a mini fridge that are on a dolly.
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Rob, you got those things to work? I had one of those portable ones (about the size of a mini cooler) and whenever I cranked the car over the thing would trip internally thus never giving me extra juice. I returned it the next day.
THe only ones I find that work that are chargers as well are those honking ones the size of a mini fridge that are on a dolly.
08-05-2005, 08:45 PM
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[quote name='HeffSpooled' date='Aug 5 2005, 06:07 PM']The one thing I didn't read in all that good advice was.........
Keep the throttle to the floor. This helps when clearing the chambers and will likely get it started w/o doing anything else.
If your car has hot-start flooding issues, hold the foot to the firewall from the get-go every time. You want to introduce extra air for all that extra fuel.
It used to work for me every time and my compression was probably in the 60s.
Cheers
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They are supposed to be for series 5. But I find it only works for moderately flooded engines. For bad engines it doesn't do squat
Keep the throttle to the floor. This helps when clearing the chambers and will likely get it started w/o doing anything else.
If your car has hot-start flooding issues, hold the foot to the firewall from the get-go every time. You want to introduce extra air for all that extra fuel.
It used to work for me every time and my compression was probably in the 60s.
Cheers
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They are supposed to be for series 5. But I find it only works for moderately flooded engines. For bad engines it doesn't do squat