Possible Flooding???
Discussion
Just tried to start my cerb.....
It started first time and after a few seconds I tried to move it and it stalled. I tried to start it again but I think I flooded it and it wouldnt start again. I left it a few minutes but I flattended the battery trying again.
Do I need to just leave it for this afternoon and try jump start it this evening???
Is it ok to jump start a cerb using another cars battery??
Cheers,
mark
It started first time and after a few seconds I tried to move it and it stalled. I tried to start it again but I think I flooded it and it wouldnt start again. I left it a few minutes but I flattended the battery trying again.
Do I need to just leave it for this afternoon and try jump start it this evening???
Is it ok to jump start a cerb using another cars battery??
Cheers,
mark
markh1 said:
cheers guys I will try when I get home, I think I might just take the battery out and charge it up if its not too much of a pain.
Lets just hope this isnt the first of my woes! I have only had it for a week!!
Lets just hope this isnt the first of my woes! I have only had it for a week!!
Charge the battery in the car. It is a pain to take it out.
mike
Take the brown fuse type thing out in the boot first. Jump start the car and this will clear the flood. Put the brown fuse box thing back in and then jump start the car until its running. Keep the car running until slighly warm then take out for a nice drive, which will /should charge your battery up nicely...
Done this a couple of times over the years.
MB
Done this a couple of times over the years.
MB
Stand on the drivers side after opening the boot. Look at the fuse board and their should be one small brown plastic box about an inch square. If you pull this out then no more fuel will be pumped from the tank into the engine.
When you turn the car over (from your jump start donor) it will gradually clear and begin to fire up and then die again; this means the flood has cleared.
Then put your inch square box back in place (it can only go in one way; but thinking about it better remember, or mark where you removed it from).
Now jump start as normal
Hope this is a bit better explained...
MB
When you turn the car over (from your jump start donor) it will gradually clear and begin to fire up and then die again; this means the flood has cleared.
Then put your inch square box back in place (it can only go in one way; but thinking about it better remember, or mark where you removed it from).
Now jump start as normal
Hope this is a bit better explained...
MB
It's "fairly" conventional when mapping to leave the max load site/min speed site at zero. This means when cranking (min speed site) with your foot pressed to the floor (max load site) you can crank it without any fuel being introduced. It's done this way specifically to allow you to clear the cylinders following a "wet failed start".
Can't say whether it's like this on the original ECU though. Emerald's are usually mapped this way.
Can't say whether it's like this on the original ECU though. Emerald's are usually mapped this way.
mars said:
It's "fairly" conventional when mapping to leave the max load site/min speed site at zero. This means when cranking (min speed site) with your foot pressed to the floor (max load site) you can crank it without any fuel being introduced. It's done this way specifically to allow you to clear the cylinders following a "wet failed start".
Can't say whether it's like this on the original ECU though. Emerald's are usually mapped this way.
Can't say whether it's like this on the original ECU though. Emerald's are usually mapped this way.
I expect it would be fairly exciting when finding out that this "convention" wasn't followed when the stock mbe was programmed!
marcus1970 said:
Stand on the drivers side after opening the boot. Look at the fuse board and their should be one small brown plastic box about an inch square. If you pull this out then no more fuel will be pumped from the tank into the engine.
When you turn the car over (from your jump start donor) it will gradually clear and begin to fire up and then die again; this means the flood has cleared.
Then put your inch square box back in place (it can only go in one way; but thinking about it better remember, or mark where you removed it from).
Now jump start as normal
Hope this is a bit better explained...
MB
When you turn the car over (from your jump start donor) it will gradually clear and begin to fire up and then die again; this means the flood has cleared.
Then put your inch square box back in place (it can only go in one way; but thinking about it better remember, or mark where you removed it from).
Now jump start as normal
Hope this is a bit better explained...
MB
I presume you mean one of the relays?
Cool, I will try this if it happens again.
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