A@ron

I installed some lights tonight and i ended up turning the key on and off lots of time to check for hot wires,ect. without start up. Now my jeep runs like **** and has a strong smell of fuel when running. Did i flood my jeep turning the key on and off without firing it up? What should I do?

DFlintstone

Hey Aron. I guess some of the real guys are taking a break. You got one of the duller tools in the shed! I doubt you actually flooded it. I'd be curious about a leak in the fuel line. As you pressured it over and over without driving fuel may have accumulated that otherwise would have evaporated while you ran it. I guess the O rings on the upper end of the injectors might be something to watch.
I've been told by someone who knows Renix well that disconnecting the battery, then re connecting after a minute.. and re-booting the computer doesn't do anything. Sometimes my 90 starts idling fast and that seems to clear it up though. Maybe coincidence. Doesn't hurt anyway. Good luck, D.

A@ron

i will keep my eye on them thanks!

A@ron

So upon further inspection I checked out the wiring harness where it enters the firewall and noticed that I could see some copper wires showing. I checked this because the night before my cousin and i wired my hella 500s and that's where we decided to enter the cab. So my dad and I tore apart the harness and ended up fixing 7 wires that were defected 2 being completely disconnected. When we go it all buttoned back up I fired it up and it ran great!

Donnie_K

FYI, cycling the key does not flood a fuel injected engine. it'll build up pressure in the rails, but the injectors don't open until you crank it over.

crimsondragon

Unless he has a faulty injector that doesn't seat too well.

notop46

On a TPI engine you would on flood cylinders with leaky injectors.