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Correct Way to unflood and engine??

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I know how to unflood the engine by taking out the glo plug and hitting the ez start for a dew times to get it out but i know its flooded because the engine will turn over fine when i hit the ez start but after i keep hittin bursts of like 2-3 seconds it just dies!!! Is there a different way to unflood it or can it possibly be something else???? Plz help as i want to do some filming today!!!
 
That would be the correct way to unflood it. Yank the plug....crank the EZ Start. You can also flip the truck over while cranking the EZ Start to clean it out a bit easier. EZ Start probably spins it fast enough to just be able to loosen the plug a few turns and then crank it
 
yea I'm gonna go try that again but if it doesn't work what should i check???
 
ooops..I'm so dumb!! haha.. my engine wasn't flooding!!! omg it was just my glow plug was fired so i put in the extra included one and it started in literally like a second !!!! so I'm gonna go tune it now and maybe do some filming!!!! yayay
 
it's a good idea to always have at least 2 new plugs ready to go. some will last a while and others will crap out on you after a few runs. never know. good rule of thumb is to expect they're all crappy and have a few on hand all the time so you don't get stuck at the start of your day with an easily fixable problem...
 
yea I'm gettin some today from my lhs but i have a question??? is it possible to tighten my spur gear without taking out my tranny or engine?? i just dont feel like doing that right now!!! ahaha
 
are you talking about tightening up your slipper???. . .cuz if you are. . then yes you can tighten it up without taking out ur tranny/engine now if your talking about ur spur gear its possible but its a pain in the @$$ to do it. . but it can be done
 
yea i did it earlier with a wrench and got it to my liking so its all good and running like a beast now!!!! I LOVE IT SO MUCH!!!
 

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