wondering if anyone had anything similar. I drove my car around a few days ago, no problems at all, nice and powerful. then drove it into my parking lot. well, it's been raining for the past 2 days, I hadn't started it yesterday. Today, I go to start it and I notice the started spinning faster than normal. almost like it has 0 compression at all. but about a week ago I was in the high 8's. I noticed that little steering wheel light on my dashboard.
the starter sounds like it's going twice the speed then normal. Is my engine toast?

 

Flooded by the sound of it....I'm a little unclear of your symptoms though.....

Is it starting......??

 

not starting... the starter is spinning the engine really fast. does this happen when it floods?

 

Classic flood.....is it a MT? If it is...the quickest way to deflood is to tow start it

 

ok, yeah, scared the hell out of me. It almost didn't sound like the engine had any compression in it at all. I didn't think I blew anything, because it was running really strong a few days ago, previous to that (about 2 weeks ago) I'd seafoamed my engine and ran a little in my gas tank, but that has run though since then. so my engine it decarbed fine. I've since put on a race pipe and exhaust, and it does seem to run a little richer. this would be my first flood in 6-7 months if that is the case.

Is it possible to push start it and punch the clutch in second gear?

 

If you can get it going fast enough for long enough...

pulling it works...takes about a block at about 20mph....

 

Does the engine crank twice as fast when it is flooded? almost like no compression?

 

It has no compression The gas has washed off the oil coating and fouled the plugs

 

Woohoo! I got it to start!. I tried the Pedal to the floor method, no dice, I tried the Pull the fuse method, nothing. I left the fuses out. then I took off the nipples to the intake, where you put in seafoam, starter fluid, etc..
I poured a quarter of a cup of oil into a cup, then connected a hose to the nipples, and let each chamber suck up a quarter of a cup of oil each because the flooded engine washes away the oil. I noticed that my car crank was slower (Compression in the engine) thanks to the oil. and it started right up! after a few cranks. I gave it very little gas to get it to 3000 rpm. and it smoked like crazy (probibly burning off the oil)

the dealership wanted 200$ to unflood it. , thank god I saved it

 

I would do the actual procudere to decarb it. Not just dumping seafoam into the gastank. Now perhaps change the plugs.

 

I seafoam\decarbed it 2 weeks ago (through the nipples AND the gastank), and I changed out the plugs already today.
Now that I have new plugs, almost feels like I have a little more horsepower. the old plugs looked like ***.

 

This works, but if you need to do it in the future, disconnect the air pump so all the extra hydrocarbons don't flame your catalytic converter.