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Old 11-17-2014, 10:09 PM   #1
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1) Lock / unlock the car 2-3 times to activate the security system.

2) Now make sure you have a good spark at the plug. Remove one of the coil packs (the easiest to get to), plug in one of your original spark plugs and get someone to crank the engine while you hold the plug body onto the engine. I suggest you wear gloves or use insulated pliers to minimise electric shocks.
If no spark there is a bigger problem than flooding.

2) If you have spark at the plug, do as per jdlmodelt suggests and push the throttle fully open while cranking the engine for 10-15 seconds - you should get it to fire on a couple of cylinders but keep the throttle wide open until its firing on all six.
This has worked for me in the past after shutting down the engine after a few seconds running.
Keep us informed of the outcome....
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Old 11-18-2014, 09:22 AM   #2
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Thanks for the ideas - We tried the foot to floor and cranked for almost a min.

Quit because of the smell of raw fuel coming out the tail pipe and was worried about cylinder damage.

Pulled plugs right after the attempts to dry out the cylinders.

It did try to fire but not hard enough to catch.

Will try the key on off 3 times. Cant hurt.
Going to pick up a spark plug tester to make sure my spark is hot.
I have spark just not sure by looking at it if it is good enough.

Thanks for all the feedback and will let you know how I make out.

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