phillijp Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Putting my car back together tonight (oil seals, water pump, oil pump seals). I ask the dealer how to prime the oil pump and they say it's self priming. I'm not very trustin g of comments like that so I go the extra mile, unplug the coil and crank it for 30 seconds. I plug the coil back in and now it won't start. The garage stinks of raw gas which I take as a sure sign the engine is flooded. When I crank it the engine will fire one every few seconds but it never quite catches. I had this problem a few years ago where I lost one cylinder on a cold start and didn't get it back for about a mile of driving. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS5689 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Floor it and crank it over? I know that's how we start flooded sleds and quads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meier motor sports Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 yep gas pedal to the floor. actualy shuts down the injectors and clears out a flooded engine. you will still probably need to crank it a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillijp Posted April 17, 2009 Author Share Posted April 17, 2009 Cranked and cranked and cranked but I could only get to cough before the battery gave out. I gave up for the night and put the battery on my charger. I did see in the manual I should floor the pedal if it's flooded. Too bad I didn't see that before I cranked it. I only wish this were a snowmobile. A set of fresh plugs and a little cranking goes a long way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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