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• Re: Starting a flooded engine.
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Mon, 20 Nov 1995 11:39:58 -0600 (MDT)
  ...They screwed > up the alignment and the tech flooded the engine so badly that it would > not start. In the six months that I...
• Starting a flooded engine.
  Historical mailing list - John Brown
  Mon, 20 Nov 1995 10:11:05 -0800 (PST)
  ...They screwed up the alignment and the tech flooded the engine so badly that it would not start. In the six months that I...
• flooded engine?
  Historical mailing list - Kendra Calhoun
  Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:22:07 -0600
  ...s minute later and it won't turn over. Not the battery. Flooded engine? Is it a waiting game? 1982 L in Pittsburgh pa
• Re: HELP in Riverton, WY - Engine Flooding
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 15:57:46 -0400
  At 03:41 PM 10/2/2009, James V wrote: > It seems it's flooded and upon inspection there is fuel leaking from >the...
• Re: Van hit by tornado
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 11:10:01 -0600
  ...Which is why my Van was flooded, because I opened the windows. --Gnarlie
• Re: Auxilliary batteries
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fernandez
  Mon, 14 Mar 2011 22:27:01 -0700
  ...flooded, I currently have both (400 AH AGMs in boat, 400 AH flooded in solar powered home), and both have provided good service. The...
• Re: Costco Group 47 - cheap aux battery option
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:42:26 -0800
  ...Overall, for this camper, a flooded battery represents a much better value and despite similar AH ratings of my AGM and flooded, the flooded...
• Re: Batteries don't die, they get murdered
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 12 Feb 2007 19:12:11 -0500
  At 06:28 PM 2/12/2007, Dennis Haynes wrote... >In the industrial world, a quality flooded battery, properly cared for >is >expected to...
• Re: Group 41 Battery at Wal-Mart
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 12 Nov 2010 09:29:34 -0800
  Thers some things to remember about the physics/chemistry of these flooded cell batteries and their design. The battery energy delivery rate, cranky amps...
• Re: '85 GL won't start
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Mon, 14 Jul 1997 19:27:06 -0400
  ...Due to the widespread knowledge of this effective way to start a flooded engine, many fuel injection systems (I know Fords are) are in...
• Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sun, 8 Jun 2008 00:57:03 -0800
  ...I am seriously suspecting that I killed the AGM Odyssey by routinely undercharging it, and unlike a standard flooded battery the manufactures of these...
• Re: hard start problem
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:55:38 -0400
  ...air. �But if it doesn't start right away, > it is flooded. �I have a switch to turn off the fuel > pump, so I...
• Re: flooded engine?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:59:56 -0500
  ...s minute later and it won't turn over. Not the battery. Flooded > engine? Is it a waiting game? 1982 L in Pittsburgh pa
• Re: Vanagon Flooded
  Historical mailing list - Frank Schultz
  Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:06:19 -0400
  ...Vanagon Flooded Nice! =) On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 4:12 PM, pdooley <psdooley@verizon.net> wrote: > I think the most important advice so...
• Re: flooded engine?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:24:28 -0800
  ...s minute later and it won't turn over. Not the battery. Flooded >engine? Is it a waiting game? 1982 L in Pittsburgh pa
• Re: Auxilliary batteries
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:38:38 -0400
  ...This is true whether flooded-cell or AGM/gel batteries are used, but it is much more true with AGM or gel; so if...
• Re: Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Taeke
  Sun, 8 Jun 2008 06:37:36 -0400
  ...I am seriously suspecting that I killed the AGM Odyssey by routinely undercharging it, and unlike a standard flooded battery the manufactures of these...
• 91 dead on the freeway tech expertise needed !
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Tue, 27 Jan 2004 22:46:20 EST
  ...I figured, Oh no, I've flooded it. So, I got it off of the road, & Disconnected the fuel pump, and cranked it over...
• Re: Engine is being flooded with fuel. Help??
  Historical mailing list - Wognacious
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 11:51:02 -0700
  My flooding problem was caused by a faulty fuel pressure regulator. They do go bad. You might check/replace that. Paul Rogers
• Re: Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:29:32 -0700
  ...So, just get a flooded true deep discharge, and put it on a charger every day. The Trojan flooded deep cycle in my EVC...
• Re: Vanagon Flooded
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:11:30 -0700
  ...Vanagon Flooded Nice! =) On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 4:12 PM, pdooley <psdooley@verizon.net> wrote: > I think the most important advice so...
• Re: hard start problem
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:24:06 -0600
  ...But if it doesn't start right away, it is flooded. I have a switch to turn off the fuel pump, so I crank...
• Re: Flooded Cell Deep Cycle Battery De-sulphation. Risky?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 12:58:23 -0700
  ...Risky? > My near new 100 AH flooded deep cycle battery (not AGM) ..... was > recently discharged it to 11.15 Volts. > The charger has a...
• Weird little electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sat, 24 Apr 2021 20:55:46 -0500
  ...I got flooded out of a campsite and drove down dozens of flooded streets. Nothing happened then but on the way home, after about...
• '82 westy FS .. one dollar
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jun 2013 13:17:07 -0400
  ...a victim of sandy. (ie, flooded in saltwater) would be a good parts car though!! the camper interior and poptop are all worth it...
• Re: Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:03:20 -0400
  ...Most golf cart batteries are of a flooded design. So are most forklift batteries. So according to the advertisements AGM batteries can withstand deep...
• Re: Auxilliary batteries
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 14 Mar 2011 23:19:40 -0400
  ...Conversely if you want to minimize up-front costs without *unnecessarily* increasing lifetime costs, stick with flooded-cell batteries. Your lifetime costs will still...
• Re: flooded engine?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:41:19 -0500
  ...Not the battery. > Flooded > > engine? Is it a waiting game? 1982 L in Pittsburgh pa >
• No start hot
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sat, 26 Nov 2016 18:24:11 -0800
  ...Feels like flooded. I know, we have discussed this a few times, I just don’t remember the reasons. What is it again? Best...
• 87 vanagon quit while driving
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:49:32 -0400
  ...tech says the injectors have a faint current when you cut the key on, engine seems to be flooded. any ideas? thanks mark d
• Re: 82 AC vanagon cold start problem
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 11:23:51 -0600
  ...After you get it started when cold, is there any evidence that it was flooded? If not, check your fuel pressure and delivery when...
• Re: Engine is being flooded with fuel. Help??
  Historical mailing list - Alan Gondry
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 13:54:40 -0700
  I found if there is fuel in the air manifold you most likely have a fuel reg problem. Pull the vacuum line attached to...
• Vanagon Flooded
  Historical mailing list - Frank Schultz
  Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:40:14 -0400
  Hello All, Just had a flash flood on our street and Daisy (82 Westy) had water up past her wheels. Any advise on a...
• Re: Flooded Cell Deep Cycle Battery De-sulphation. Risky?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 12:28:14 -0700
  ...Risky? > My near new 100 AH flooded deep cycle battery (not AGM) ..... was recently discharged it to 11.15 > Volts. > The charger has a...
• Re: Batteries don't die, they get murdered
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:24:35 -0500
  ...Batteries don't die, they get murdered At 06:28 PM 2/12/2007, Dennis Haynes wrote... >In the industrial world, a quality flooded...
• Re: High altitude starting problem, aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 11:39:58 -0600
  ...I found that if it didn't start right away, it was flooded. So cranking with the fuel pump off 'til it fired, then...
• So who sails
  Historical mailing list - Donald Thomas
  Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:21:48 -0500
  ...For those who don't know, most of the lakes around here are flooded mountain valleys. Don 82 Westy
• Re: Starting problem(flooded)
  Historical mailing list - Joe Beckham
  Mon, 23 Nov 1998 15:08:21 -0800
  ...Starting problem(flooded) I have a problem restarting my 84 Vanagon after it has been running for a while. The van runs fine until...
• need Photography List like Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Marlin K. Troutman
  Mon, 10 Aug 1998 22:25:45 -0400
  ...This is a forum (chat room) and you can ask or answer questions without getting flooded with e-mail. You'll like it! Marlin...
• Re: Engine is being flooded with fuel. Help??
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Thu, 22 Jul 2004 20:16:13 -0700
  Check for a shorted out wire, does yours have the balast risistors block on it, that could be shorted out or it could have...
• Re: Alternators and batteries-Optima
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:55:55 +0000
  ...Unless you really need spill control or have some other issue, a real deep cycle flooded battery will outperform and with proper care outlast...
• Re: Flooded Cell Deep Cycle Battery De-sulphation. Risky?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 12:09:29 -0700
  ...My near new 100 AH flooded deep cycle battery (not AGM) has seen little use, is on a charger when not used, but was...
• flooding
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Tue, 17 Jul 2001 10:45:17 -0600
  Sometime when starting my van, I think the engine gets flooded (it won't start and I smell gas). I'm not too sure...
• Re: Small smart charger with equalize mode?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:41:43 -0700
  ...As my original post mentioned, my battery is a flooded cell lead-acid deep cycle battery, and Trojan specifies 15.5V for proper equalizing...
• Re: Runaway Starter Saga Continues
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 5 Nov 2013 10:42:44 -0800
  ...If the engine won't start because it is flooded then adding ether won't help. Mark JRodgers wrote: > > I tried a couple of...
• Re: Annoyed with Flyod Poem
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Sep 1999 21:46:34 EDT
  ...it sure beats pumping sewage backed into the basement from a flooded septic tank... (in the process of doing that now, after a 3...
• Re: flooded engine?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:44:37 -0500
  ...s minute later and it won't turn over. Not the battery. Flooded >> engine? Is it a waiting game? 1982 L in Pittsburgh pa
• Flooded Cell Deep Cycle Battery De-sulphation. Risky?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 11:13:24 -0700
  ...My near new 100 AH flooded deep cycle battery (not AGM) has seen little use, is on a charger when not used, but was...
• Re: Vanagon Flooded
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:12:18 -0400
  I think the most important advice so far (already mentioned) is to pull the plugs and crank it over. Any water in the engine...
• Local story on VW bus event we host
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 17 Jul 2023 11:40:29 -0400
  ...Held just before VT got flooded out. Eric Caron https://www.reformer.com/community-news/west-river-westies-volkswagen-bus-gathering-celebrates-20th-annual...
• Re: Flooded Cell Deep Cycle Battery De-sulphation. Risky?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 15:59:52 -0400
  On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 3:58 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>wrote: > Quit worrying > and go camping! > Bumper Sticker!!!! ;-) John Meeks...
• Re: hard start problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:26:11 -0400
  ...But if it doesn't start right away, it is flooded. I have a switch to turn off the fuel pump, so I crank...
• 85 GL - Metallic cylinder behind fuel filter?
  Historical mailing list - D. Pestle
  Sat, 28 Nov 1998 10:58:40 +0000
  ...See - 85 GL Flooded? Trouble starting in cold weather? Daniel Pestle Still stranded in Red Lodge with my 85 GL Vanagon
• Re: '85 GL won't start
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 13 Jul 1997 14:10:48 -0700
  Phil, I'm not an expert, but I believe depressing the accelator to the floor is only used for a flooded, carborated engine. With...
• Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:37:31 -0700
  ...Battery Woes/Choice Flooded or wet or normal lead acid batteries come in many varieties. Most golf cart batteries are of a flooded design...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 11 Oct 2011 - Special issue (#2011-795)
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:49:59 -0600
  Mr Elliott wrote: > As my original post mentioned, my battery is a flooded cell lead-acid > deep cycle battery, and Trojan specifies 15.5V...
• Re: Need help with hard start after stop
  Historical mailing list - jesse and monica johnson
  Fri, 27 Apr 2012 03:02:05 -0700
  It&#39;s for sure not flooded. I have no gas at all. No voltage at the injectors. I am going to check power...
• Starting problem(flooded)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Farris
  Mon, 23 Nov 1998 11:30:20 -0600
  I have a problem restarting my 84 Vanagon after it has been running for a while. The van runs fine until I turn it...
• Re: Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Taeke
  Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:22:14 -0400
  ...Battery Woes/Choice Flooded or wet or normal lead acid batteries come in many varieties. Most golf cart batteries are of a flooded design...
• Re: Aux. Battery: Two Group 1 6 Volt "Commercial" Batteries?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 17 Feb 2015 23:28:57 -0500
  ...13" x 7" x 11" tall, flooded deep cycle.