Help! Chim won't start
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After leaving my Chimaera out in the snow, damp and cold weather this week it's paying me back by not starting.
I can hear the fuel pump starting and cutting out as usual.
Engine turns over and occassionally splutters once or twice every second or so.
I can smell fuel getting through (somewhere!)
I've checked leads, put it on charge, left it for the day to 'warm' up and tried again but still no luck.... any ideas where to start looking? Could it be the coil?
MC
I can hear the fuel pump starting and cutting out as usual.
Engine turns over and occassionally splutters once or twice every second or so.
I can smell fuel getting through (somewhere!)
I've checked leads, put it on charge, left it for the day to 'warm' up and tried again but still no luck.... any ideas where to start looking? Could it be the coil?
MC
Edited by MajorClanger on Saturday 27th January 17:54
Couldn't have asked for a better result... called our recovery people who sent round a guy who races Chimaera's! Took about 10 minutes to start it.
Foot to the floor whilst turning over and lift the accelerator slightly... and keep turning over (ouch! just goes against everything I thought you shouldn't do but it works). He said it was the air intake side, gets stuck in cold weather (basically should start the car regularly in very cold weather to attempt to prevent).
A huge thank you to Matthew... good luck with your racing.
MC
Foot to the floor whilst turning over and lift the accelerator slightly... and keep turning over (ouch! just goes against everything I thought you shouldn't do but it works). He said it was the air intake side, gets stuck in cold weather (basically should start the car regularly in very cold weather to attempt to prevent).
A huge thank you to Matthew... good luck with your racing.
MC
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