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torque

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hey people.....ive just got back from cairns, and yes their are plenty of stingers and crocks in the water, prety must stayed in the pools at my resort.....

Anyway i get back in melbourne and the bloody car wont start.....i could sence that by cranking the car, i was at the same time draining the battery. after about 7 shots at trying to start the car i gave up and called the racv.

the car hadnt been started for about 7 days and my mother moved the car the day before to cut the grass but she didnt leave the car on to warm up.

The racv dude said the fuel injection system is like that, the factory battery is way to small for the cranking power it needs in case the car floods. He said that because the car wasnt on for long enough the fuel gets stuck and has noway to go and it caused the car to flood...

Has it ever happened to u guys before, im thinking of getting a bigger battery in case it happends again

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What a load of crock!

Unless you've got seriously leaking injectors, the fuel can only go back to the tank once you shut down the ECU (by not cranking the engine). In the short time it takes to try to start the engine, the engine can easily swallow the small amount of fuel that the injectors will allow into the cylinders.

Sure, if you don't run the engine for long enough, the battery doesn't get fully recharged, so it might be more difficult to start next time; but as for flooding.....pffft!

If you fit a pressure gauge in the fuel line, after you shut down the engine, the fuel pressure will be near 0 in about 1.5 hours. The fuel manages to leak back past the non-return valve in the pump.

Some of those RACV dudes are real di(kheads. I once helped out a couple of young people whose car (old Hillman Hunter, I recall) wouldn't start. They said the RACV guy reckoned they had a crook battery, yet it spun the engine like a beauty. I pulled the distributor cap, and noticed it had virtually no points gap. I set it by eye, they cranked the engine and it sprang to life - di(khead RACV people.

Jetdat Veteran

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efi engines can flood if they are cranked over for a period of time without firing....especially if the engine is cold, as more fuel gets injected during cold cranking.

if an engine is flooded, try pressing the accelerator all the way to the floor and crank until it starts....fully open butterfly will let more air in to compensate for the extra fuel and dry the spark plugs...

as for the standard battery...its pathetic!!! i just recently got a big battery and the cranking has improved considerably...let me know if you want a recommendation of a battery shop.

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