Engine start probs!?
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Hi all
Was wondering if anyone can shed some light on my new engine problem. The car starts normally from cold and runs and revs fine. After its warmed up i stop the engine. If i re start immediatley it is fine, however if i leave it for more than 5 minutes it will not re start! If you then leave it for 45 minutes it re starts and you are back to step 1.
I initially thought it may be heat soak from the exhuast manifold vapourising the fuel before it gets through the inlet (as the plugs dont seem to be wet) so i have bandaged the manifold and introduced a heat sheild between the exhaust and the inlet manifold.
It has not worked.
Any ideas?
Extra info:
Its a 1430cc with 45 DCOE weber.
Thank in advance
Ben
Was wondering if anyone can shed some light on my new engine problem. The car starts normally from cold and runs and revs fine. After its warmed up i stop the engine. If i re start immediatley it is fine, however if i leave it for more than 5 minutes it will not re start! If you then leave it for 45 minutes it re starts and you are back to step 1.
I initially thought it may be heat soak from the exhuast manifold vapourising the fuel before it gets through the inlet (as the plugs dont seem to be wet) so i have bandaged the manifold and introduced a heat sheild between the exhaust and the inlet manifold.
It has not worked.
Any ideas?
Extra info:
Its a 1430cc with 45 DCOE weber.
Thank in advance
Ben
Yep i like your thinking i thought along the same lines. It was a Facet solid state pump which pumped it along the standard mini metal fuel line. But thinking that this could be the trouble i have now upgraded the pump to a Facet red top with an 8mm line running through the car. It goes to a regulator, then to the Weber.
I have checked and the fuel is definatley getting through (running about 7psi on the gauge).
Are there any seals or parts of the Weber that could be doing this?
I have checked and the fuel is definatley getting through (running about 7psi on the gauge).
Are there any seals or parts of the Weber that could be doing this?
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