Difficult start, lumpy tickover, no go

Bumbly1 · Post by **Bumbly1** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 10:05 am

Started and ran fine yesterday morning, pootled around doing errands, returned home. Jumped in to do another errand (house slave) and it was difficult to start, ran lumpily for a minute then died, tried again, same, would not rev and died again. Recently serviced (about 300 miles ago) checked fuel filter but on good and tight, nothing obviously amiss in the dirty bits. Cant get it to a garage under its own steam (woops wrong word) as it is so I am trying to diagnose it. I am just going to visually check the fuel cut solenoid and wiggle the connections but any other suggestions most welcome.

Tom

pippin · Post by **pippin** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 10:07 am

Errrrrr - any fuel in the tank?

Sais he smugly having a '99 job that actually has a low fuel warning light!

Bumbly1 · Post by **Bumbly1** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 10:11 am

Yes, first thing I checked! It is half full. What disturbs me is how sudden this was, no warning whatsoever so it could have been very embarassing not to mention costly.

antique · Post by **antique** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 10:12 am

hi sounds like no fuel faulty gauge ? try pumping fuel up from filter manual prime on top off filter crack one injecter off then you will see if there is fuel ?

Bumbly1 · Post by **Bumbly1** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 10:13 am

May still be costly though!

Bumbly1 · Post by **Bumbly1** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 10:15 am

I think there is fuel, there is a strong smell of it when it dies!

antique · Post by **antique** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 10:17 am

hi sounds like filter not seating try looking with torch for leaks ?

Post by **Ian** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 10:20 am

And if you haven't got a torch, DON'T use a cigarette lighter!!

Bumbly1 · Post by **Bumbly1** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 10:25 am

Ian wrote:And if you haven't got a torch, DON'T use a cigarette lighter!!

Might be an idea, way I am feeling about it!

I have checked the filter, seems tight and properly seated, been running fine for last two weeks since the service.

My own suspicion is something electrical, a relay misbehaving or some such thingy as there was no warning. I have tried switching it on and off a number of times but no difference.

antique · Post by **antique** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 10:29 am

hi well i reckon now crack nut on injecter and see if fuel is geting there ?

Bumbly1 · Post by **Bumbly1** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 10:39 am

SORTED, a pint of amber nectar to Dandywarhol. Waggled the connection to the fuel cut solenoid and it started and now runs fine again, many thanks Dandy. Worth noting for others though.

Tom

Bumbly1 · Post by **Bumbly1** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 11:41 am

Thanks also to those who put forward suggestions

Tom

pippin · Post by **pippin** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 1:31 pm

antique · Post by **antique** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 6:15 pm

hi caps is that something to do with birth controll ? im illterate cant spell but worked on more bongos than most people have owned 20/30 over the years if it helps people to fix them does it matter about a full stop ?

pippin · Post by **pippin** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:03 pm

Well, only if it helps us to understand the post. I am afraid one of your other posts was totally lost on me because of the lack of punctuation.
We have been there before with this on the forum and it is not meant as criticism in any way.
Do you remember the Jimmy Young show on Radio Two (or was it the Light Programme?!) when he used to give out a recipe of the day?
He had the engineer trying to write it down as he spoke it out.
That way he ensured that 1) the listeners could actually write it down fast enough and 2) that the pauses and gaps allowed them to add in the (unspoken) punctuation so it made sense.

With the written word on the forum if there is no punctuation we do not have the sometimes vital clues to understanding.

Or maybe I am just thick!

Again, I stress that this is not meant as criticism of you as an individual.