Now whose clever?Help!!!

Post by **New_Boy_Traveller** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 3:00 pm

Ok i had lots of problems but now the car fires! Then it goes into a continuos hum but doesnt actually start?

What to do?

N.B I am using unleaded as that was all i could get in a car that has been using replacement and has been running very rich!

Help somebody!!! What shall i try?

Post by **Matt** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 3:23 pm

umm you might need to explain more what you mean, so it fires and dies? explain what you mean by a hum!

Post by **rayofleamington** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 3:31 pm

Well I'm glad you got the lack-of-petrol problem sorted. What was it (empty tank or air getting into fuel line)?
As for fires but doesn't run, the first thing to do is clean up the spark plugs with a wire brush. I'd stopped bothering to do that as a first hit on a non-starter but learnt my lesson in January after wasting an hour trying to get Sid started; He ran 1st time straight on the key after I'd cleaned the plugs

Post by **New_Boy_Traveller** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 5:41 pm

Got new plugs in it!

Gonna try puting a new fuel pipe from pump to carb as think it is leaking

Gonna just do general check and fiddle

Post by **rayofleamington** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 5:43 pm

Well I'm glad you got the lack-of-petrol problem sorted. What was it (empty tank or air getting into fuel line)?

Post by **bmcecosse** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:31 pm

If you don't explain what's wrong - we can't help.

Post by **Oh!** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 4:18 pm

Has a similar problem with the Volvo. The engine fired once and then refused, there were sparks getting to all the right places at the right time and petrol was flowing.

Turned out to be a break in the low tension wire from the coil to the ignition switch. It wasnt a full break so occasionally fired the engine but then died.

A simple check is to use a bit of wire to connect the battery direct to the coil.

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