At 8:36 PM -0800 3/6/11, Jim Arnott wrote: > >>When it won't start, it's flooding, so there doesn't appear to be a >>fuel pump problem. > >How do we know it's flooded? Wet plugs? If so, compression check, >fuel pressure check, new plugs. It DOES have spark, right? Hard to prove on the spark - I have no help and haven't built a remote starter. The flooding became evident before I changed out half of the exhaust system. The joint where the J-pipe attached to the headers was loose, and there was a puddle of gas under it after trying to start the engine (several times). Propane next and finding replacement intake hoses. Thanks so much for the advice. -- bcnu - Grungy (Houston, TX) opinions are just that.obviously. 60 dddPanel 69 Bug 89 Carat 04 Jetta TDI 05 Jetta Wagon TDI g r u n g y AT g r u n g y DOT c o m |
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