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Re: Why cars flood? What to do about them?
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 12/11/2002

Flooded cylinder = fuel running past rings.

Fuel running past rings = washing oil off cylinder walls.

Fuel washed cylinder walls = loss of sealing on the rings.

Fuel running past rings = fuel diluted oil.

Fuel in crankcase = fuel vapors in crankcase ve... Login to read more.