<junior1>

I usually start my car every weekend,but I have not been able to start it for the past 2 weeks(due to a personal injury),I tried to start it this weekend with no luck.It is cold out and the car did flood so I used the de-flooding method,I pulled the plugs,pulled the fuse and turned it over to get the gas out,put it all back together hit the key and fired up for a sec,the engine reved to 1500 rpm then it died without me touching the gas.
Does this mean that the injector O-rings are worn out?

My second question is,since I still have no luck in starting it again,can I put some auto trans. fluid in the lower spark plug holes and just let it sit without starting it for the winter?the car has 3 more months left to sit in outdoor storage.possibly for sale this spring
some input is much appreciated or a good offer.
p.s. there is nothing wrong with the car mechanically it has a brand new engine.

andrew lohaus

dont leave the atf in there. put some in. turn it over a few times with the injector/ignition fuses out. then turn it over for real. should start right up. once you get it up and run it for a while, dont turn it off at the ignition, rather unplug the fuel pump harness and let the engine die off. this partialy depressurizes the fuel system and prevent gas from seeping through the injectors and flooding the engine.

<junior1>

tried this already,I pulled the fuse only turned the engine over ,put the fuse back in it sputters a bit then dies out,and it does the same when I use the fuel kill switch.
after all of this I pulled the plugs again to find the top plugs soaked with gas,after pulling the plugs a few times I was finding that all four plugs were soaked with gas.I dried and cleaned them up spun the car over with no plugs and the fuse out,put the plugs in and thats when it will start up for about 2 or 3 seconds revs to 1500 rpm. just to die out again.
I would like to just let it sit for the remaining time is this possible?

andrew lohaus

you need to turn it over with the atf in there to get it distributed. then it will help the motor start. just give it a try. it worked for me after mine was flooded from sitting. actualy, before you put the atf in and have the plugs out, turn the engine over a few times the to pump some of the excess fuel out the spark plug holes. i know its frustraiting but this should work for you.

Aaron Cake

iTrader: (1)

Instead of ATF, try oil. Does the same thing, no risk of damage.

<junior1>

yeah thanks guys I already tried the trans. oil 2 times when the I took the plugs out,same prob over again,it revs to 1500 rpm then just dies out,I think it is flooded really bad.I would like to pull start it but there is way to much snow on the ground right now.I'm just kinda worried about it because it hasn't been started for two weeks so far,and I would like to get it going,I think I will just have to get some new plugs too,the bottom plugs had some carbon on them and the top ones were pretty soaked with gas.

trainwreck517

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Hook up a battery charge and start it up with it connected to help it spin faster. If it revs too 1500 then dies off, tap the gas a bit and keep it ~2k till it started idling on its own.

<junior1>

I had the car boosting the whole time,it seems to turn over quick enough,I thought I would try tapping the gas a bit,this makes it die out also.I am pretty sure it is really flooded,I am just frustrated with it thats all.Thanks for the ideas I guess I will just have to mess around with it some more and hope for some warmer weather.

<junior1>

took out the plugs again,tested them with a meter.....silly me time for new plugs they are pretty much dead!Thanks anyways guys