Shane.Trammell

Ok i have a weird issue with my 89 NA. My plastic thermostat housing broke, causing my engine to overheat. I got to the parts store to see what the deal was and it was obvious the car was not going to run without that part fixed so i left the car there. That was last monday or something. anyway i went back a few days later and temporarily fixed that part but now the car wont start, and is acting like its flooded. Tried pulling the egi and unflooding but no luck so i pulled the plugs. They were pretty nasty. I tried unflooding with the plugs out and it sprays gas mist out of the holes. I tried unflooding for at least an hour that day. I went back today to try again to get it started and it still had the gas mist. I pull the egi and do the unflooding procedure with the leadings out and it still sprays the mist. I did that for at least an hour again and replaced the plugs and still no luck. It acts like its going to start once or twice when i put the egi back in but then goes back to just turning over and smelling like gas.



Weird thing is I dont remember doing anything to flood the car in the first place. Is there a way to just cut the fuel pump like there is the fb? It would probably help if the plugs were firing while i was turning it over to unflood.



p.s. there was and is no moisture in the exhaust.

Fastenough

I have had to unplug the fuel pump, look for the access pannel over the fuel tank. Follow the wires up and you should find the plug.

Shane.Trammell

kinda difficult in a vert trunk but ill see if i can get it without pulling all of the carpet

Seppuku

The fuel pump plug is behind the front plastic panel or atleast it is in the 88. But from what i remember all the side plastic has to come out in order to pull that peice back to get to it. Not hard though just a lot of clips.

Shane.Trammell

hey sep, what do you mean front plastic panel? i looked under the rear tray where the spare tire is to see if it was in the same spot as the gslse but i didnt see it. thanks

Seppuku

I was talking about the plastic trim peices that line the trunk. When you open the trunk up and are looking in towards the front, the plug is behind the main plastic peice on the left side. But if i do remember right the side peices and the one to the rear all have to be removed to allow it to slip out.

Shane.Trammell

ok thanks a lot

KompressorLOgic

how bad did u overheat it?? you might of blown a coolent seal, and its getting coolent into the combustion chambers. and rthats whats making it flood?? u sure that mist is gas and not coolent??

Seppuku

should be obvious the plugs would show a color indicating the burn and also the smell.

Shane.Trammell

the mist doesnt really smell like coolant. also, no moisture in the exhaust should mean ok seals. the plugs didnt look any different than usual when they need to be replaced. hadnt replaced them since last may and this is my dd