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Old 05-08-2008, 06:10 AM
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Default Rough Engine Start

Whats up guys.

Yesterday after a full 8 hours at work, my car had a very rough engine start up. Felt like it was in the sweet spot right between stalling and starting up for about 2 seconds before it turned over. Its never done this before.

My car was parked on an incline at about a 30 degree angel all day with the front end up in the air. Do you guys think this could have happend because of lack of fuel in the engine because of gravity, or does this sound like a symptom of something more serious?

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Was the battery disconnected?
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Sounds like fuel draining back from rail.
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Default whats the Rail?

I was hoping it was just a lack of fuel in the lines or something, it hasn't done it since yesterday.
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Default fuel rail

the rail that the injectors plug into.
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Default Ahh

Ok, btw me and you have the same color car. I love the casablanca, but i need to wash my car.... bad
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Default funny you say that

The car pictured in my sig is actually pearl. But I don't have that car anymore and now I actually do have a casa, just haven't updated the sig.

here's a picture of the new car.

<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/65967/front_view.jpg">
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Default What percent tint is that?

Im thinking of getting 35% all around, but in Virginia were i live 35% is only legal on the back windows, driver and passenger have to be 50% or you get tickets, but whatever im not going to have two different percents on my car that looks like ****.

Also did your head lights come without the yellow inserts or did you buy the ecodes?

all in all i must say thats a sexy bitch
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Default Here's the scoop

I bought the car, with the tint. I was told it was 20% all around, too dark imo, but I am not going to change it unless I start getting tickets. Here in KS cops don't really seem to care too much about how dark the tint is.

The headlights are just the factory one piece with the yellow reflectors removed.

Right now the car is not all that sexy - all four uprights are removed and the car is up on jackstands while I am pressing in new bearings, and I am getting ready to remove the cylinder head to figure out my misfires. The car has been down for over 3 weeks. But once its back up it should be running like new again.


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