At 08:56 PM 8/14/2000 -0400, Bill Saidel wrote:
>No help on the sputtering but reading these replies created a rare
>thought, let me ask...
>how do you tell if something like sputtering is due to fuel starvation
>or 'temporary' flooding? Are the symptoms different for the two
>conditions?
>
>Bill
>76B
>
>"Sacred cows make divine hamburgers."
>
From my experience - flooding gives symptoms like loss of power (not
necessarily sputtering, just a sluggish performance), black smoke from
exhaust from incomplete combustion, possible smell of gas. Car may not
start after it is warmed up but will start once engine cools. Spark plugs
will be wet with gasoline.
Fuel starvation, on the other hand, will have a more abrupt sputtering or
cutting out, most notable on acceleration or high speeds when fuel demand
is highest.
At least that has been my experience.
David
67 BGT
71 BGT
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