350i NONE STARTER
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New to this Wedge lark n me baby has started every turn of the key since 24.12.03, has bi outside due to no garage built yet but under a waterproof breathable cover.
Left it stood for a week fired up drove to meet no probs. left it this week, due to wether did not get chance to cover n un cover wi out it all gettin wet inside, now I know "they all do that" new neighbour with his MR 2 took great pleasure in tellin me how unreliable he had heard the TVR's wer, I put him straight.
It was definatly damp coz there was moisture on the nuderside of bonnet so left bonnet up all mornin in bit o sun we had dried up but bugger wont start
Battery fine turnin over jus not firin, is it a case of the old damp start down the engine or is there a better technique so I can go down n blow the dead leave over the fence onto the offending MR 2 owners highly polished car that starts but u av 2 be an hairdresser to drive???!!!??
Help??
Left it stood for a week fired up drove to meet no probs. left it this week, due to wether did not get chance to cover n un cover wi out it all gettin wet inside, now I know "they all do that" new neighbour with his MR 2 took great pleasure in tellin me how unreliable he had heard the TVR's wer, I put him straight.
It was definatly damp coz there was moisture on the nuderside of bonnet so left bonnet up all mornin in bit o sun we had dried up but bugger wont start
Battery fine turnin over jus not firin, is it a case of the old damp start down the engine or is there a better technique so I can go down n blow the dead leave over the fence onto the offending MR 2 owners highly polished car that starts but u av 2 be an hairdresser to drive???!!!??
Help??
Dried every thing out?
Had a problem recently that drove me nuts.
Had spark, fuel (have you?) and a good turn over. I had flooded it, plus one or two other faults. Sorted the faults. Dried the plugs with a rag but that was not enough. So dried them and put them on the house rad for an hour and turned the heating up. Popped them back in and sorted. Fired first time. Someone said to pop them in the oven but I wasn't too keen on that.
Had a problem recently that drove me nuts.
Had spark, fuel (have you?) and a good turn over. I had flooded it, plus one or two other faults. Sorted the faults. Dried the plugs with a rag but that was not enough. So dried them and put them on the house rad for an hour and turned the heating up. Popped them back in and sorted. Fired first time. Someone said to pop them in the oven but I wasn't too keen on that.
Pull the air filter off, stick your hand in the air meter and puash the flap (with the ignition on). You should hear the fuek pump runnig. If it sounds noisy and rough, you may be out of fuel! Happens more often than you expect....
If you can hear it, let it run for a few sexonds to prime the fuel rail, then try starting it.
Still no joy, pull a plug lead off and wedge it somewhere with the end near the engine block while you spin it over and check for spark.
No joy, then report back here...
Ian
If you can hear it, let it run for a few sexonds to prime the fuel rail, then try starting it.
Still no joy, pull a plug lead off and wedge it somewhere with the end near the engine block while you spin it over and check for spark.
No joy, then report back here...
Ian
Not changed owt in engine, plenty of fuel, can smell it so plugs out n on the rads in house I rekon so thanks for the help fellow wedgers
But for the laugh am gunna ask for his extension and hair drier purley in the intrests of neghbourleyness, if thats a word.
Will report back when I have run through the list let you know how I got on and how early I woke the neighbour up, ha, aha ,aahhaa!!!
But for the laugh am gunna ask for his extension and hair drier purley in the intrests of neghbourleyness, if thats a word.
Will report back when I have run through the list let you know how I got on and how early I woke the neighbour up, ha, aha ,aahhaa!!!
i used to have problems with wet plugs on start up and the way i got round it was to disk connected the cold start injecter (ive found i don't need it) and i put a switch inline with the live feed to the fuel pump which i fitted by the drivers seat, so when i do flood the plugs i switch the pump off and turn the engine over for 5 or so seconds with my foot to the floor this helps to dry the plugs out, and while your turning the egine over switch the fuel pump on and she should fire up,
Tony
Tony
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