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Blow out the fuel line, and you may need to get water out of the carburetor float bowls as well. If you find evidence of water in a fuel-injected car or truck's tank, replace the fuel filter as well. That paper element will disintegrate if it gets waterlogged.
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www.popularmechanics.com/how_to_central/automotive/1272...
www.popularmechanics.com/how_to_central/automotive/1272386.html
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Too much and you may "flood" the engine with fuel. Liquid fuel does not easily burn and flooding may prevent the engine from starting. (See the tip on starting a flooded engine) ... Many modern cars have anti-theft systems that prevent the car from starting if the wrong key is used. If your key has a "chip" near the base or...
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www.wikihow.com/Start-a-Car
www.wikihow.com/Start-a-Car
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How do you know when your engine is flooded? There are a number of things that can cause the engine not to start. The most common is a flooded engine. The characteristics to look for are: no pop/ignition and a deeper tone when spining over the engine. ... 2)clamp off the fuel line going to the carb; 3)spin the engine over...
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www.raptortechnique.com/unflood.htm
www.raptortechnique.com/unflood.htm
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I had asked one of my friends what could be my problem and he said that too much fuel was pumped and that my engine was flooded with too much fuel and to hold down the gas while starting the car to clear it. Now my question is, what exactly causes a car to be flooded with fuel?
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www.nissanforums.com/archive/index.php/t-39559.html
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How to Start a Flooded Car Engine ; Q: Would you explain what could be reasons for flooding of an engine and how to start the car if flooding has occurred?...Lal Singh ... Because the large majority of engines on the road today are fuel injected we’ll cover how to start them if flooded. The computer has a program in it...
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www.alldatadiy.com/techtips/Miscellaneous/20001204a.htm...
www.alldatadiy.com/techtips/Miscellaneous/20001204a.html
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I am just a pro-car, ... The basic way all internal combustion engines work is to take a mixture of fuel and air, ... When starting the engine cold, you need to wait for that light to go out - basically you're waiting for the glowplugs to get up to temperature. In really old diesel designs, this could be as long as 10 seconds.
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www.carbibles.com/fuel_engine_bible.html
www.carbibles.com/fuel_engine_bible.html
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FIREFIGHTERS evacuated offices in Coffs Harbour’s CBD on Monday to tackle leaking fuel in a flooded car park. ... A contractor will eventually pump out the water from the car park once it is safe to do so. ... Emergency centre flooded with 97;
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www.coffscoastadvocate.com.au/story/2009/11/10/fuel-lea...
www.coffscoastadvocate.com.au/story/2009/11/10/fuel-leak-sparks-evacuation-in-the-cbd/
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Trick to start flooded car rec.autos.rotary ... Per documentation for Gen 2, the ECU then assumes hot engine, which causes minimum fuel to be injected. (The engine temperature seems to be the only factor that affects injection during cranking.); The engine started immediately and ran fine while I reconnected the cable.
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www.thetravelforum.com/t168815.html
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It's usually the Coolant Temperature Sensor. You know you gotta give the engine some more gas when it's cold if you want it to start. The mechanism to do this on a carbureted engine ranges from the bulb on the side of a lawnmower carb (push...
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_does_your_fuel_injection_...
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