Re: No start....

[greg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

On Wed, 16 Apr 2003, Eric Storhok wrote:

> I'm sure that all of you know that you are not supposed to use your pedal
> when starting a EFI Alfa...
>
> BUT, there is one thing you can do...  If you think that you've flooded the
> engine, crank with your pedal to the floor (wide open throttle), this will
> turn OFF the fuel.  I kid you not, I found it once with our 164, asked Don
> Black about it, and he confirmed it for me.
>
> I thought it was something only Ford did...
>
> And it worked on our briefly owned Milano as well...

My father taught that trick to me years ago, but it didn't have anything
to do with EFI engines. It was just something you did if you think you
flooded the engine. Put the accelerator on the floor while you cranked.

This has worked for me on carbs and EFI engines (and yes, I did it to my
SPICA spider when I flooded it too).
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