[urq] No Start On Rainy Day!

[Keith Lloyd]

Its obvious really. Just like us, as we get older we don't like going out in the rain. Same for quattros ;-)

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> On 6 Feb 2014, at 16:58, "Paul Ahvenainen" <pahvenainen at korbel.com> wrote:
> 
> Interesting, I'm in the North Bay and had trouble getting the urq started this morning also.  It fired OK, then died & flooded.  I came back 10 minutes later, it fired, ran rough for a minute, then ran fine.  Nice drive into work on the back roads...
> 
> Thanks:  PA
> -----Original Message-----
> From: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Steven B
> Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2014 8:46 AM
> To: urq at audifans.com
> Subject: [urq] No Start On Rainy Day!
> 
> We finally got some significant rain here in SillyCon Valley, so I planned to swap the Beemer for 4 wheels today.  I thought I was ready ... found that the battery had gone flat, so a brand new Bosch went in over the weekend.  After install the engine cranked smartly and started right away.  I didn't take her for a drive, but I figured I was good to go.
>  
> The engine cranks at a very good rate but will not fire.  I smell fuel in the tail pipe.  Since I'm by myself I can't check for spark, but under the hood is perfectly dry.  
>  
> This sort of thing has happened before ... when it dried up the car started fine, and even ran well in the rain after that point; it seems like the first rain after a dry spell is the trigger.  I'm thinking the engine is flooded, but I thought I'd post a quick note for any BTDT on other possible causes.  Leaking windshield dripping on the F/TCU perhaps? ???  I may unplug the Hot Start Pulse Relay as I've always suspected it to cause more problems than it fixes when the engine is cold.  All other thoughts appreciated!
>  
> I got to have a bit of fun with the F-150 in the rain, but not nearly as much as I could have in the ury!
>  
> Steve Buchholz
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