[T3] Now it floods before starting.

[Russ W]

On 12/28/2010 5:13 PM, Marklist wrote:
> 71 FI Manual square.
> Now it doesn't start at all.  I will hear a few attempts at ignition 
> and then a big woomph from the exhaust and then nothing but the smell 
> of gasoline.
>
> I used a spare spark plug to check the spark and it is good (at least 
> on #4, the easiest to reach).  For some reason it is just getting way 
> too much gas.
>
> What do I do next.

Have you disconnected the cold start valve?? The one under the right 
side intake runners.
Sounds like your exhaust system is full of gas.


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Thanks,
Russ Wolfe
russw at classicvw.org