FDreaming

Okay, I had to move my car a short distance while it was cold and I didn't have time to let it warm up. I just turned off my fuel switch to let it die and locked her up and left. Naturally when I went to start it, it didn't fire up initally, well at all. Usually I can just crank it with the pump still off it'll start to fire up, flick the switch and all is good. Not this time, she just didn't go even after a few 20 second crank then fuel pump on attempts. So I pulled out the plugs, my brand new platinums were fouled like crazy black goo that smelled like gas, and felt like gas. So, I carb cleaned them, held a lighter to them to burn off the residue and they looked OK. Still before putting them back in I gave it a few cranks and no fuel was shooting out my plug holes. At least not the fog of white that I got last time I had to pull the plugs. It still smelled like fuel even though my pump was turned off. Worried me a little, but I just wrote it off to residual in the injectors and a motor that constantly has fuel. Anyway, after being sure I cleared all the fuel I put the injectors back in and.... No go. battery was barely turning it as is, but she didn't even sputter. Now I'm going to bed, the poor thing is on the battery charger and I'll pull the plugs tomorrow, I'm expecting them to be fouled again at this point.

Should I pick up new plugs on the way home tomorrow? Any other avenues I should investigate/try before I fry my starter with all this cranking?

poor_red_neck

Welp. Start by making sure you're even getting spark... Disconnect a plug from the leading coil and make it arc about 1/2" and see if you see it arc.

Got spark?
K
Well, you know you're getting fuel...

Check ECU codes?

Start there in the morning... maybe it was still flooded... by morning should be good

razorback

take the plugs out. make sure they arent flooded then take a ligher to the tips of the plugs to burn out the extra fuel. then wipe them off. then put them back in and try it.

FDreaming

Took the plugs out cleaned them really well again, Turned her over a few times while they were out to make sure all my excess fuel was gone. Plugs back in, turned her over a few cranks with the pump off, then flicked the switch and hoped for teh best.... nothing. Decided to check for spark so I hooked up my timing light to the battery and put the lead on each wire both of the wires on the leading coil(one nearest the front bumper) worked just fine. But, neither of the trailings were firing. Should the car be able to run on just leads? I have a 14 hours work/school day so I'll pull the plugs again and try running an older unfouled set that I have tonight...