It seemed like a good day...

[Jim Haseltine]

----- Original Message -----
From: "james accordino" <ssgacc at yahoo.com>
> > now because the engine appears to be flooded (really
> > stinks of petrol). In
> > fact, it seemed to flood _very_ quickly.
> > No codes stored now and I haven't checked for a
> > spark yet.
> >
> Bad coolant temp sensor tricking the ECU into firing
> the cold start valve continuously?

Who wants to bet thnat this is the problem?
Or maybe I should say _was the original_ problem. I've just tried starting
the car again -figured that after 2 hours flooded plugs would have dried
off - disconnected the cold start valve just in case and turned the engine
over. It nearly jumped off its mountings, awful noise so I stopped. Pulled
all of the plugs - all of the plugs appeared to be dry but then I checked
the cylinders #2 is dry, all the others have got fuel in them - loads of
fuel, the piston depressions are full to overflowing. No wonder it was
noisy, it was trying to compress liquid fuel.
Sh*t. Just what I don't need - its only been back on the road since
February.
One thing that I noticed but didn't mention earlier, is that the fuel pump
seemed to be working overtime as soon as I switched the ignition on.

So-
1. How did all that fuel get there? Cold start valve or are the injectors
leaking?

2. What are the chances that this attempt to start the engine has bent a rod
or two?

3. Now what do I do?

I assume that the coolant sensor reffered to by code 2312 is the big
multi-function sensor #034 919 369 C?


Regards,

Jim Haseltine