Originally Posted by
7milesout
It does sound like it was flooded by his description. But why was it flooded? It sounds like from his description it had sat a long time, Saturday to Monday.
When he said he left it in drive, I'm wondering if he meant he just left it in the driveway ... or did he actually leave the gear selector in the Drive position? And could leaving it in the Drive position cause the emissions vacuum valve to stay open (and flooding the engine)? I doubt it, but I really don't know.
YEah I didn't follow the leaving it in Drive part. If it was left in drive for 3 days the key would have been left in the accessory position killing the battery. It was probably flooded because of what they did to it prior to fixing the air cleaner. Start it cold and shut it off shortly after and it's often officially flooded. I've seen it many times, bring a car in from around freezing temps and when I go to pull it back out an hour or even days later it's flooded. If it happens outside I've always been able to get them running by holding the throttle open. But if they flood while inside(warm shop) they're a pita and I gotta pull the plugs and blow out the cylinders. Going from cold to warm ambient temps might be the main cause of this? Running pig rich when cold then on the next startup in warm temps it dumps too much fuel and floods it? Just a shart in the dark.
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