At 10:48 PM 8/25/2012, Skip wrote:
>Another "start phenomena" that I'm working through is the "hot
>start" issue, turns over and doesn't ignite. I've concluded that,
>when hot, the engine gets too much fuel, therefore is "flooded" and
>just turns over and over.
>
>Midway through the solution I discovered that if I depressed the clutch,

Easier cranking.

>  keep it in second or first,

No difference.

>  depress the accelerator,

Moves more air through to evaporate excess charge.  Also increases
the amount injected because the AFM opens wider, but the balance
seems to favor clearing out at least mild flooding.

>  BTW, just tried the "release the EB" trick and that seemed to work
> (one data point). Why?

Never heard of this trick - usually at Electric Boat when they
release one they have crowds of thousands, wife of some relevant
person to smash the champagne bottle, huge wave as she goes plunging
down the ways...sorry.  I've never heard of any trick with the
emergency brake other than releasing it before you drive off to avoid
those offensive burning smells, and although I'd love to hear what it
is I have to say it screams "snake oil" on the face of it.

>Then last night, I drove 6 miles into town, bought some ice cream,
>etc., went to start the Westy, and it just turned over and over, no
>start. Then, drawing from a dusty memory of a Samba post, I opened
>the engine cover and removed the fuel inj. connectors (three of
>four, #1 is not easily reachable under the air intake). Then, the
>engine started immediately and, of course, died soon after. Too much
>fuel theory confirmed?

Yes.

Yours,
David