Sigh.. Hot start?

[greenranger]

Greetings gents,
been awhile since i posted on here with a problem.. So i just fired the S up drove to 'DG sports cars' in Redditch to drop her off to get the infamous door hinge sorted out.. Didn't miss a beat & rightfully so, hasn't done since rebuild an tweak.

Now i went to move it around the workshop for them (bare in mind fan was on longer than usual & temp gauge at 90) & she just wouldn't start back up with the turn of a key? Tried again with abit of throttle & started real lumpy then just died.. Embarrassed was an understatement as ive been as far as peak district in her & she didnt miss a beat..

Am i panicking over nothing or is there an obvious issue i cant see here.. Flooded the engine applying throttle possibly?

Cheers
Steve

[GreenV8S]

Sounds like it was cranking OK so not the normal hot start / starter motor issue. There are a few components in the ignition system which sometimes get temperamental with heat. If you find it keeps happening and you can't track the problem down any other way, a bag of frozen peas held against the coil or ignition module to cool them down can sometimes tell you where the problem is. It could also be heat soak boiling the fuel in the fuel rail. In that case, just switching the ignition on and off a few times to repeat the priming cycle a few times may shift enough fuel through to cool things down.

[greenranger]

GreenV8S said:

Sounds like it was cranking OK so not the normal hot start / starter motor issue. There are a few components in the ignition system which sometimes get temperamental with heat. If you find it keeps happening and you can't track the problem down any other way, a bag of frozen peas held against the coil or ignition module to cool them down can sometimes tell you where the problem is. It could also be heat soak boiling the fuel in the fuel rail. In that case, just switching the ignition on and off a few times to repeat the priming cycle a few times may shift enough fuel through to cool things down.

Ah, Im sure the guy working there said to switch ignition on & off to do something with the fuel but i misheard & tried starting it..
Hopefully its nothing as i said it really hasn't missed a beat since the rebuild. On the plus side the RH door thats dropped completely will be fixed finally!

[Kitchski]

Worth checking the fuel pump relay (originally purple) too. Sometimes on the 2.8, they fail in a way that allows the pump to prime, but doesn't allow it to run while the engine is cranking. Let the relay cool and sometimes they come back and work again.

Unless you're in Southampton......

.....at 4:30pm......

......and you need to get back to the workshop!


Then it most definitely won't come back from the dead.

[greenranger]

Thanks for the feedback gents, should be ready to pickup on Fri/sat so hopefully it was just me flooding the engine like a numpty, did smell of fuel I must admit.. I'm just so used to it starting with turn of a key. Will let you know how I get on, cheers

Steve