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Old May 30, 2006 | 06:27 AM
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Default need help asap car won't start after sea foaming

will like i said my car doesn't start any more...the car died while sea foaming pouring in the brake booster.... it seems to be choking or no spark...and i have looked at the spark plugs already they seem fine...please i need help asap...hopefully i didn't flood my engine or so.....
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Old May 30, 2006 | 06:58 AM
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Does the engine still turn over, or did it hydro-lock?

If it isn't hydrolocked, and the crank still spins the engine, I would try some starter fluid sprayed into the throttle bottle to help it fire up. Sounds like you poured too much too fast. Be prepared for alot of smoke.

If this doesn't work, check for spark then fuel and go from there.
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Old May 30, 2006 | 07:08 AM
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Default Re: need help asap car won't start after sea foaming (Sam92Teg)

Yeah, did you just pour the seafoam in or just let the engine sip it? You are only supposed to pour a little at a time.
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Old May 30, 2006 | 09:51 AM
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yea i think so..will umm from checking on it again i can see that theirs a lot of carbon build up on my throttle body looks black and mooshy. Plus when i crank piston 2 and 4 has fuel on it and it looks like it's not sparking..so i think it could be my distributor...One more question?? How do you know if your engine went into hydrolocking???
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Old May 30, 2006 | 10:48 AM
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Default Re: need help asap car won't start after sea foaming (stp_vtec_boi)

If you just dumped the seafoam in there then your probably screwed... hydro locking your engine can actually bend rods and cause many other problems.
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Old May 30, 2006 | 11:52 AM
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You're not suppose to pour it in unless you're pouring it in the gastank. You're suppose to unhook the brake booster and put it above the seafoam and it'll suck it up. little by little.
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Old May 30, 2006 | 02:08 PM
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You would know if it hydro-locked, the crank won't spin because the pistons will be trying to compress fluid instead of air.
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Old May 30, 2006 | 06:50 PM
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Default Re: need help asap car won't start after sea foaming (Sam92Teg)

will the cams are still spinnig and the crank is also...so does that mean that it's not hydrolock yet.????
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Old May 30, 2006 | 07:42 PM
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Its not hydrolocked then.

When you tried to restart it, did you have the throttle WIDE OPEN (gas pedal to the floor?) Sometimes you have to work the gas pedal pretty good (aka different throttle positions) to get the motor fired back up.
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Old May 31, 2006 | 08:51 AM
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Default Re: need help asap car won't start after sea foaming (RIP Indian Larry)

alright I'll try it then but hopefully i dont flood my motor with fuel..
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Old May 31, 2006 | 09:12 AM
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Default Re: need help asap car won't start after sea foaming (stp_vtec_boi)

Obviously you have let it sit for a WHILE, so i dont think you will have a problem starting it up now. Just change your oil after you 1) started it up and 2) rev the hell out of it!
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Old Jun 1, 2006 | 09:29 AM
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Default Re: need help asap car won't start after sea foaming (RIP Indian Larry)

okay i found out that one of my friend did the same thing to his and his ignition coil broke on him so im just gonna replace my distributor...
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