Hello - and two questions
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Thanks all, yes I got it going on Saturday. Penelope's suggestion about recovery from flooding worked first time. I associate flooded engines with the days of carburettors but I guess all that turning it over without firing had done the same on an injection engine.
I took it for a 10 mile run and it seemed fine except for:
a) a high idle, varied but around 1500-1800 rpm
b) when booting it up a hill (yes I know where to find one in Cambridgeshire) it started to misfire about 4500-5000rpm
Today I drove it to work and back with similar results, perhaps a slightly higher idle and lower onset of misfire. Fortunately the range in between is the usual driving range so it's still useable.
It seems like the raised idle at start-up isn't going away and is even increasing a bit, so my theory is that one of the cold start devices isn't shutting off. This could possibly be the cause of the high rev misfire as well if it's causing a rich cut.
Re the connector on the steering column, I've got a three pin plug/socket that is more a dirty white than yellow and is narrowed at one side to prevent being inserted the wrong way round. It gets warm to the touch but not alarmingly so. Thus far I've followed the "if it ain't broke don't fix it" approach!
Simon
I took it for a 10 mile run and it seemed fine except for:
a) a high idle, varied but around 1500-1800 rpm
b) when booting it up a hill (yes I know where to find one in Cambridgeshire) it started to misfire about 4500-5000rpm
Today I drove it to work and back with similar results, perhaps a slightly higher idle and lower onset of misfire. Fortunately the range in between is the usual driving range so it's still useable.
It seems like the raised idle at start-up isn't going away and is even increasing a bit, so my theory is that one of the cold start devices isn't shutting off. This could possibly be the cause of the high rev misfire as well if it's causing a rich cut.
Re the connector on the steering column, I've got a three pin plug/socket that is more a dirty white than yellow and is narrowed at one side to prevent being inserted the wrong way round. It gets warm to the touch but not alarmingly so. Thus far I've followed the "if it ain't broke don't fix it" approach!
Simon
SimonS1 said:
.....Penelope's suggestion about recovery from flooding worked first time....
SimonS1 said:
.....Re the connector on the steering column, I've got a three pin plug/socket that is more a dirty white than yellow and is narrowed at one side to prevent being inserted the wrong way round. It gets warm to the touch but not alarmingly so. Thus far I've followed the "if it ain't broke don't fix it" approach!...
Don't count on it. The connector might look OK on the outside but pull it apart and have a look inside.Mine looked fine until I opened it up...
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