yeah i actually did that before, no effect.

i can only think of the following: injectors, ECU, water in engine

 

also, where did you check for fuel? are the injectors spraying?

edit: you read my mind w/ the last post

 

but then water couldnt be, because i openened the intake when it stalled, it was absolutely dry

 

as to the water in the engine....can you think of how that could have happened while sitting? flood conditions maybe? if it happened while driving, you would have seized

 

i have not checked the injectors, are they easy to inspect? also, with things like injectors, i doubt it could be all 4 of them at once, i understand that even if 1 was clogged, the car would still start on 3 cylinders?

 

i'd check the injectors....

 

been a long time(and i don't remember when i did this specifically), but they should spray while out of the rail from what i remember, when you try to start....be sure to hold away w/ a rag so you dont get it in the face.

 

Well, it was raining exteremely heavy that day, heavier then i can ever remember, and the water was almost up to the doors. But the whole time the car was parked, i only drove it in the afternoon after the rain stopped, and there was no more water on the street. Drove for 2 miles, parked for 15 minutes, came back and it wouldnt start. So i doubt if it was water.

But about 3 days before the incident, I started the car, and even though it started, it was hesitating and shaking. after 2 retries it went back to normal.

 

hmm. how much of a timeframe in this whole ordeal?
Also, how much gas is in the car?

Might be moisture in the fuel lines, or maybe no gas(gotta throw the idiot card b/c i've had some no shit problems before )

 

3/4 tank... drove it about 3 hours after the rain was over, drove it for 2 miles in city, so maybe 10 minutes?