flooding engine

[damo101]

i might be asking a stupid question but does any1 know if you turn on ignition but not cranking the engine and u step on the gas pedal on a 4ac will it flood the engine?..what happens when its flooded?

[SprinterTRD]

When you flood the engine usuall the spark plugs will get too much fuel on the electrodes and not fire. just pull the plugs out and wait for the fuel to evaporate, you could even warm up the plugs using a hair dryer

[Blood Child]

u could probly roll start it. might go bang tho

[damo101]

well maybe i should explain more clearly..sorry bout that..what happened was..i was bleeding the clutch..when i finished i tried to start the engine..'clickclicked' abit then dead..and the charge battery light came on..and then tried few times again absolutely no clicking..and headlights are dim..so i suppose batteries are weak..during the few attempts..i kept pressing the gas pedal even there is no cranking..so im just afraid that the engine will be flooded..ill try jumping/charging tmr..but yeah even if the batterys are weak,it still should give some clicking sound i supose?but im not sure..

[SprinterTRD]

AS long as there is a little charge in the battery as blood child said, just roll start it.

[damo101]

and how do i do that?...correct me if im wrong coz i havent done it b4..1st gear depress clutch,some1 push,crank+release clutch little bit+gas?...tried but then again cant hear the clicking sound from the starter...

i left the door open hence interior lights was on(forgot to turn it off) for about 45 mins when i was bleeding so probably drained my bat alittle..but yesterday it was still fine..dont think 45 mins of interior light being on would drain alot of bat...

[damo101]

the starter is not even cranking at all so.. http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/7/5/4/536981.jpg

[SprinterTRD]

1. Just turn the key to ignition position
2. push clutch in select 3rd gear
3. get people to push car
4. get to 5 to 10 kph let clutch out
5. when engine seems to fire push clutch in and rev engine
6. give lift to pushers the may be tired if they had to push for a long time!
7. take car for drive & dont stall engine, (its ok if pushers still in car)

Thats it

[damo101]

lol thx man ..i was doing it wrong then..but maybe my failed attempts would have flooded the engine?..

so when i push i dont have to crank at all?..just leave it at the ignition position?

5 to 10 kph might need a few pushers..we were doing it with 1 pusher lol

[SprinterTRD]

I guess if your unlucky

No crancking required just ignition on run position

He will get tired too quick unless your on a hill

you need a bit of speed to keep the engine turning for a little while

[damo101]

ok man thx alot..ill try again if it doesnt then ill get some1 to come try jump it...if it still doesnt then it means its flooded?..and ill have to pull the plugs out?

[SprinterTRD]

Yep I would pull the plugs out and heat them up

[damo101]

ill give it a try..cheers

[riceburner]

Isnt the 4ac a vacumm based diaphram fuel pump.

What im suggesting is that without the engine cranking to create sum sort of vacum then the engine cant be flooded, just by pushing the pedal.

Thats my understanding of that motor.

Cheers

Steve

[flamingheads]

i thought if you let a flooded engine sit far a bit it would unflood. but when your roll starting open your door an push as well if its theres just 2 of you, then jump in when it starts rolling. And second gear is fine to start in as well.

[SprinterTRD]

You can flood an engine as carbys have whats called an accelerator pump, every time you push on the pedal a certain ammount of fuel is squirted into the manifold

[damo101]

tried rolling this morning but it locked the wheels when i release the clutch pedal..but anyway i can start it after charging the battery for about 4 hrs using a charger dats plugged into 240v supply...but then the 'charge' light still appeared on the instrument panel..so dat confirms i havent flooded it..just battery low hehe

[SprinterTRD]

If the charge light is on then you possibly have a regulator problem or an alternator problem. with the engine running make sure you have more than 13 volts ( 240V battery charger disconnected)

[damo101]

umm..i dont have a multimeter how do i check that?..but could it also mean that my battery is almost time for a change?..coz when i was charging it..it was drawing 5amps from the charger and stayed there for like an hour + so i turned it off...its suppose to be near 0 (give and take) when its fully charged..

[SprinterTRD]

If you dont have a volt meter you cannot test it.

5 amps meansthe battery is still charging, most will stay on 1/2 amp when fully charged