On Mon, 20 Nov 1995, John Brown wrote:

> I took my '84 Westy to Sears (dumb move) for an alignment.  They screwed 
> up the alignment and the tech flooded the engine so badly that it would 
> not start.  In the six months that I have owned this van I have never had 
> any problems starting it.  I finally got it started after leaving it for 
> six hours.  Does anybody know of an easy way to start a flooded engine?  

Hold the pedal down to the floor while cranking the starter.  If it was 
severely flooded, which would be evidenced by huge clouds of black smoke 
on startup, you'll probably need to change the oil afterwards.  

Jack