07-14-2003, 08:33 PM
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Re: Tips...
--- In amphicar-lovers@yahoogroups.com, "wayne miller"
wrote:
> Marty,
>
> I observed that, after shutting down, the temp
> in the engine compartment was so hot, the gas
> left in the bowl boiled out. You can listen to
> it perking. This fuel ends up in the intake
> manifold creating a flooded condition.
>
> By locking opening the throttle after shutdown,
> sure,you squirt a shot of the fuel in the bowl
> down the throat (it's going to boil off and end
> up down there anyway). If you lock the throttle
> open, it allows the stuff an escape to reverse
> the flooding.
>
> Hope this helps from Wayne in Northern Michigan.
>
Wayne:
Could this be why our car doesn't always start right up when we shut
it off after a few minutes such as getting gas?
Marty
>
> Wayne A. Miller
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