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Engine not firing?
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 7:45 pm
by laneychief
Hi all,
Me again!
Got to the point of firing morris up, and all it's doing is popping kinda like a backfire but not firing up?
There's fuel coming through the pump, there's a spark on every plug but it just won't roar into life just this pop pop pop
Any hints!
Thanks in advance!!!
Edd
Re: Engine not firing?
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 8:07 pm
by laneychief
Answered my own question.
Plug leads wrong order.
Do'h!
Re: Engine not firing?
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 8:11 pm
by bmcecosse
I was about to suggest that...well done finding it!
Put a small tie-wrap round #1 plug lead - so you won't get it wrong again.
Re: Engine not firing?
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 9:14 pm
by laneychief
Marked them with a sharpie!!
Unfortunately it's stopped turning over now and the solenoid is just emitting loud clicks sounds like it's dead, could no use for ages then frequent turning over kill it?
Re: Engine not firing?
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 9:59 pm
by bmcecosse
Flat battery or loose/dirty connections symptom! Does the engine turn over ok on the handle ?? When it was running - was the generator charging ?
Re: Engine not firing?
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 10:02 pm
by laneychief
Ah, not sure without my voltmeter going.
Tomorrow my father in law is on brakes and I'm on wiring!
Re: Engine not firing?
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 2:43 pm
by laneychief
Charged the battery and still just a loud clicking noise coming from the solenoid, really annoying as we had it running fine yesterday, why would it just die..?
Re: Engine not firing?
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 3:55 pm
by bmcecosse
Starter stuck in? Rock the car in top gear - handbrake off and Ign OFF. You don't say if the engine turns..maybe it has seized???
Re: Engine not firing?
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 4:07 pm
by laneychief
It just clicks, just the solenoid no turn or anything, I haven't got a handle to test it with unfortunately.
Re: Engine not firing?
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 8:20 pm
by bmcecosse
Just whip the plugs out and turn it with the fan blade!
Re: Engine not firing?
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2014 11:11 am
by laneychief
The solenoid has been changed to no avail, we took off the starter and every connection seems good in there, the battery must be charged enough as we had it on most of yesterday and it will run the lights and everything, I just don't know where to go.
You see, we had it running, idling for about ten minutes, turned it off, went away for half an hour then upon trying it again it just clicks? We hadn't even changed anything in that half an hour!
Heeeeelp!
Re: Engine not firing?
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2014 11:20 am
by bmcecosse
You STILL don't tell me if the engine can turn!
Re: Engine not firing?
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2014 11:27 am
by laneychief
I'm sorry I didn't understand what you meant, yes I've turned it by hand. Just cleaning battery leads now.
Re: Engine not firing?
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2014 11:46 am
by laneychief
Got it! Cleaned all connections!
Re: Engine not firing?
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2014 1:57 pm
by bmcecosse
Which I suggested on Tuesday.. well done ! Good idea to smear some Vaseline on the terminal connections..
Re: Engine not firing?
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2014 2:04 pm
by laneychief
Apologies, long week and not very good at listening. Many thanks for your help!
Re: Engine not firing?
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2014 2:14 pm
by bmcecosse
We're all here to offer advice - and happy to do so...passing on hard earned experience on the way!