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Originally Posted by Elkton86er
Sounds like the engine was "flooded" - or whatever the equivalent for fuel injected cars is. Classically, the solution for starting a flooded engine (with a carburetor) was to crank it with the gas pedal held to the floor - seems counter-intuitive, but it works by holding the throttle air intake wide open. Symptom and solution both match.
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what could cause our cars cylinders to be flooded?
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Originally Posted by humfrz
I'm sort of confused. You said you "heard the starter motor cranking but the engine wouldn't turn over". If the starter motor is cranking but the engine wouldn't turn over, that would indicate that the starter is not engaging the flywheel or the flywheel has a tooth missing.
Did you mean that the engine would crank over but not fire .. ??
Even though your battery is new, maybe it isn't getting re-charged by the alternator....?? Here is a simple test:
http://www.aa1car.com/library/battery_runs_down.htm
humfrz |
OK i meant to say it cranked and cranked but didn't fire up