Flooding

[brownie142]

Hey guys, My county is flooding when I try to start, its the V8 carby type.....heres what I do...
1 Pull choke on all the way
2 pump the peddle twice
3 start ignition......

won`t start ....please help me

Todd

[PhilipA]

Well pumping the accelerator doesn't do anything with constant vacuum carbs so you can skip that.

Can you hear the pump ticking? Do you wait until the ticks become slower?
If not add that to the drill.

Of course weak ignition with old plugs, leads, cap, rotor will not help. When did you last replace these? Within the last 5 years?
Neither will an old battery.How old is the battery? Is it cranking at normal speed?
If the answer is NO to any of these questions, then suggest you replace the item in question.
IME V8s are good starters with everything in servicable condition.
If all of these are known to be in good shape then you need to rebuild the carbies., or replace the pump if no ticking.
Regards Philip A

[DEFENDERZOOK]

<span style="color:green">if its flooded...hold the accelerator flat to the floor and crank it until it starts......but dont crank longer than 10 - 15 seconds or you may overheat the starter motor</span>

[Andrewpv01]

Try only pulling the choke on half way - not sure about Rovers, but i have flooded other cars by putting choke on too far :oops:

[PhilipA]

The Rover choke is not a choke.It is an "enrichening device" which opens another fuel circuit which is only activated by vacuum, so you should not touch the accelerator while starting. IE there is no choke butterfly like in fixed choke carbys.
That is why I think the problem is battery or ignition related. There is just not enough spark to fire the cold wet mixture.
Regards Philip A

[brownie142]

Hey Guys, been reading all the info ........she &#96;s running again.......what a old grease monkey said to me(my next door stickybeak)was that my problem is that I was shutting the starter motor down to quick but leaving the fuel pump running before I try again.........so of course it would flood the carby.....so I&#96;ve stopped doing that and it fires everytime now..

thanks for your help guys
brownie

[PhilipA]

God spare us.
Brownie there is something wrong if that happens, you have needle valves in the carbys to prevent it. So you need a carby rebuild.
But good luck. Hope you do not have a crankcase explosion. I guess it will never use oil .
regards Philip A

[brownie142]

hey Philip, so thats really bad then, I need to get it looked at now????
brownie

[PhilipA]

It could be bad if you get fuel in the sump and you have a crankcasee backfire. Have a look on the Range rover and Disco forum , as someone just had this happen "valley gasket"
http://members.boardhost.com/blumx/
Its always bad to have raw fuel running down into the oil. it dilutes it and causes bore wear.
Anything wears and the carbs need an overhaul every now and then. You will be surprised at the better economy if you replace the fuel needles and jets as well as the culprit with your car, the "needle and seat" inlet fuel control valve.
But if you are not into doing your own stuff or short of dosh you can probably keep it going OK by being careful not to flood it. But there is always some possibility of a blow up. And the blow will not really hurt the engine except you will be stuck, as it will not go very well with no valley gasket, and oil will go everywhere.
There are acouple of brand new carbs on ebay , cheap at the moment.
regards Philip A