Barbeque Griff

[Halcyon Daze]

With hindsight it was a silly mistake but decided to take the Griff on Friday for a jaunt principally round the M25 last Friday. All was well on the journey there leaving at 6am as I did. Flew round to Brands Hatch no problem. Coming back however was a different matter. I was slightly delayed in my return journey but still thought I would be fine at 3pm. I don't think I have actually travelled on the M25 with so many hold-ups without there actually being an accident.

Of course the car was absolutely cooking. And so to the problem. After about 40 mins of running at in excess of 100 degrees and at times close to 120 degrees before I could get off the M25 something "electrical" has (I guess) cooked. There was a specific moment when it began to idle erratically and the problem seemed to start from there. Eventually managed to pull off the M25 and went cross country which got the air to it but the temperature never really dropped to its standard reading of 90-95 degrees.

Over the weekend tried couple of times to see if the problem would sort itself out. The engine starts without any issues, runs a little lumpy but nothing horrific, but when on the road is clearly hesitating like it has a misfire or dirt in the fuel line. Seems ok when foot is planted but there is momentary blip when it pulls alot stronger which suggests that it isn't running cleanly at any stage.

Any ideas on where to start.

Cheers

Andy.

[Wildfire]

Could you have cooked the coil?

[tvralfagtv6]

So these cars are getting a little old now , , now I had a chim about 10years ago and no amount of traffic would do anything to upset it. I now have a griff and the parts seem to get cooked in that engine bay , add to that a bit of ageing , and it can go wrong all it a bit quick. I have just ordered exhaust wrap to try and cool things down in there. Mine only rises to just over 90 in prolonged cues and never gets overly cooked no matter how long i am in traffic, but with the heat under the bonnet I am amazed the Air flow meter and other electrics have lasted so long i.e more than a week ;-) Start with the basics plug leads plug boots .
Try a different coil, I use a strobe light on the end of the leads as visible indication of missing etc.etc good luck keep us posted on how you get on

[Simpo Two]

Halcyon Daze said:

After about 40 mins of running at in excess of 100 degrees and at times close to 120 degrees

Jeepers, mine never goes over 92!

[S7Paul]

Sounds like it was running hot anyway. My 450 Chim sits at 82 once warmed up (if you can believe the gauge), and only gets to 90 if you're in stationary traffic. Then the fans kick-in to bring it back down again. When you've got yours running again, I'd advise checking all the obvious cooling-related bits to try to get it running a bit cooler.

Edited by S7Paul on Monday 28th July 22:29

[Halcyon Daze]

Like all these things the cooling system was the next on the list for some attention. As far as I can tell everything in that system is original (10 years old) and so is probably due some tlc. It had been a job for the winter but maybe it needs bringing forward. The obvious thing is to put the family holiday on hold, Italy will still be there next year, I'll talk it through with the missus, I'm sure she'll understand this is an emergency.........oh no that's right, my mistake, she'll have my kn**kers is what I meant to say.