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| Author: | robtid [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | help |
My 1980 924 is unwilling to start! engine turns over fine but there is not a hint of it catching. Northways suggest fuel pump fuse and relay and i'll check for this along with sparks later but if anybody has any other ideas they would be gladdly accepted. Cheers Rob |
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| Author: | tr7v8 [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: help |
Yup listen for the pump running when you first switch on the ignition, or whilst it's turning over. Favourites are kanckered pump or connections, water & attendent corrosion in the fuse box. Also the relay dies which is specific for the pump control, it has a feed from the coil to show "engine turning" I've knocked the connection off the coil in the past which can take some hunting  Are the plugs wet? Blast some easy start or gas from a lighter up the air intake & see if it fires. |
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| Author: | robtid [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: help |
shouldn't be water in the plugs as it doesn't go out in the rain! But i'll definately check everything cheers! |
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| Author: | tr7v8 [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: help |
robtid wrote: shouldn't be water in the plugs as it doesn't go out in the rain! But i'll definately check everything cheers! Nah wet with fuel 
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| Author: | madrob6 [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: help |
Not familiar with these engines but could it be the crank position sensor? Recently spent ages wondering why my VW wouldn't start then realised that I'd knocked the plug for this sensor off. Spent ages finding out whether the was a spark (which there wasn't) then turned out to be something stupidly simple. Had an old Ford which refused to start for the same reason to, gave the sensor a wipe with a cloth and it fired up. |
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| Author: | RH944 [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 12:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: help |
I might go with Madrob on the crank position sensors. Had a similar problem with mine not long after I got it.. Took the AA man almost 2 hours to get the part out and then reseat it after a good clean. Hasn't been a problem since. 
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| Author: | tr7v8 [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 12:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: help |
Errr... don't confuse the poor guy. 924 is Mechanical injection, no CAS etc..... |
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| Author: | madrob6 [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 12:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: help |
Sorry wasn't aware of that. My first Ford had a carb but still had computerised injection, weird stuff. |
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