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Volvorama · Mar 31st, 2018, 11:59

Maybe it's a fueling problem rather than the ignition. Filling the sump with fuel sounds like gross over-rich or something simply pouring fuel into the engine.
If the ignition is faulty it would probably lead to wet plugs that smell of fuel.
If the plugs were fouled with black powder and looked dry then the ignition is working but the fuel mixture is much too rich. This could be due to a leaking injector or the cold start injector staying open. If the fuel input is catastrophically over-rich then the plugs could also end up wet
Does it run/fire at all or is it just turning over on the starter with no effect?

Mar 31st, 2018, 11:59	#2
Volvorama Too many cats Last Online: Aug 24th, 2023 09:02 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Birmingham	Wrong tree Maybe it's a fueling problem rather than the ignition. Filling the sump with fuel sounds like gross over-rich or something simply pouring fuel into the engine. If the ignition is faulty it would probably lead to wet plugs that smell of fuel. If the plugs were fouled with black powder and looked dry then the ignition is working but the fuel mixture is much too rich. This could be due to a leaking injector or the cold start injector staying open. If the fuel input is catastrophically over-rich then the plugs could also end up wet Does it run/fire at all or is it just turning over on the starter with no effect? __________________ Mark Last edited by Volvorama; Mar 31st, 2018 at 12:10.