GWYGUY

Oh hell yeah!!! Just wanted to throw out a great big "Thank You" to all those that roger'd up some words of wisdom. My baby is running like a scalded dog again, and if you've ever seen a scalded dog, that's pretty damn fast. And now, I'll throw some words of my own out, in hopes the victims of flooding out there will have a head start on getting their rod back in the groove...

- NEVER, and I mean NEVER, start your FD, especially on a cold morning after a hard night of drinking and being too damn lazy to put it in the garage, and NOT let it warm to operating temperature, before you hit the kill switch.

- But, if you do, and it hard floods, some tips:

- Resign yourself immediately to the fact that your vehicle, more than likely, will NOT unflood on its own, and spankin' the ape to pics on The Hun to pass the time, will do only that, pass the time.

- Don't be a jackass and keep spinning until your battery is lifeless. Save your battery and starter and just move on to the engine bay for some hands on.

- Pull them thar 4 plugs. That's right, get in there and bust your knuckles, if approaching from above, and pull 'em out. Don't even bother remembering which went where, 'cause you're gonna' get a fresh set, anyway. Right? Right...

- Kill the go juice to your motor...circuit opening relay, remove fuel tank (just kidding), whatever it takes to stop gas flow in.

- Get in. Spin the motor to rid of excess gas through the open plug holes.

- Let her dry for a while. In this case, and this case only, the dryer she is, the better. Go inside for a marathon session of...whatever. Just make sure it's psuedo legal.

- ***IMPORTANT***Squirt a small amount into the ho's...oil, that is, Texas tea. Squirt some into the open plug holes, especially the bottom ones. Spin the motor to re-build compression, as Apex seals whistling around in a bone dry housing can never be good.

- Install NEW plugs. Yes, that's right...platinum NGKs. Don't be a scrooge ***. Lay down the extra couple of bucks for the platinums.

- Close the gas path with the relay, or re-install the fuel tank, whatever you chose to do.

- Light the candle. I'm thinking she's ready for action. And, even if your car doesn't start, well, she's ready for action.

- Proceed to kick lesser vehicle ***...goofy *** Hondas, especially.

Again, I want to thank all of you FD heads out there for the help. You guys were key in getting my baby running again. First round's on me... You know, there's nothing like snuggling down into that leather bucket and smackin' down all the would be playas' out there. Let me know when the world makes something better. Peace.

rfreeman27

Flooded mine yesterday and did all of the above (except remove fuel tank) and she started on the third crank

GWYGUY

Excellent!!! No FD should ever be un.....running. The world is too full of foolio would be playas, for such a killer to be down. Now, go immediately to the nearest ambush point and wait for the first jackass Honda, or 350, or whatever, that comes your way, and slap him on his pretenda' noggin'. Meanwhile, back at the shack, I'll be having a

rfreeman27

Yeah ill bitch slap some of thoes playa haters

r_xplicit

i still do not see how some of you guys' cars get flooded. this is still a wonder to me, as i have started and moved my car NUMEROUS times, and never experienced the slightest amount of flooding......



to delve even further, i simply do not understad what is happening to these cars for them to get flooded....



louis

rfreeman27

Only flooded once when i started it and shut it down again in 10 sec to pull her outta the garage. Only time its ever happened. I guess cranking it over then just makes it worse and worse unless you remove the fuel pump fuse.