She wont start!!!
Posted: 03 Nov 2009 11:03 am
Started the car on tuesday last week and it cut out within seconds. After that it turned over and would start. Changed the plugs, dizzy cap, rotor arm and all 5 leads. Started fine and drove fine. Friday I started it and same thing happened, fired up but cut out even when I applied some throttle.
Saturday, started, drove fine, got to a round about and as I was going round it the car died and since then hasnt started. the fuel gauge said it was below the 1st little line near empty, but above the v.empty line (if you know what I mean). stuck a fiver in adn still nothing.
Towed it home and changed the filter in the engine bay and it was full of black fuel. Still nothing. removed the feed pipe and turned the car over expecting to see a surge of fuel from it being primed but nothing came out, turned it over incase it was a mechanical fuel pump and still nothing came out. tried to blow down the feed line and couldnt, so assumed blockage.
Turned my attention to the rear of the car, removed the small inline filter near the car and not a drop came out. a small jab with a screw driver to get it moving I thought and refill my 5ltr can and I ended up filling 3 buckets with fuel!!
at the same time covered my phone in petrol and it started to rain, so I'm yet to replace the rubber hoses or try and blow through it again to see if there is a blockage sumwhere between them. (will do it tonight)
But the new problem now is why did the car read that there was so little fuel left in it AND have a blockage at the same time. I'd have assumed it was 2 unrelated issues but both appeared at the same time.
Sum ppl seem to abandon the 1st small filter by the tank.
Any reccommendations people? Still unsure why it wouldnt start earlier in the week even after changing the spark related items.
Saturday, started, drove fine, got to a round about and as I was going round it the car died and since then hasnt started. the fuel gauge said it was below the 1st little line near empty, but above the v.empty line (if you know what I mean). stuck a fiver in adn still nothing.
Towed it home and changed the filter in the engine bay and it was full of black fuel. Still nothing. removed the feed pipe and turned the car over expecting to see a surge of fuel from it being primed but nothing came out, turned it over incase it was a mechanical fuel pump and still nothing came out. tried to blow down the feed line and couldnt, so assumed blockage.
Turned my attention to the rear of the car, removed the small inline filter near the car and not a drop came out. a small jab with a screw driver to get it moving I thought and refill my 5ltr can and I ended up filling 3 buckets with fuel!!
at the same time covered my phone in petrol and it started to rain, so I'm yet to replace the rubber hoses or try and blow through it again to see if there is a blockage sumwhere between them. (will do it tonight)
But the new problem now is why did the car read that there was so little fuel left in it AND have a blockage at the same time. I'd have assumed it was 2 unrelated issues but both appeared at the same time.
Sum ppl seem to abandon the 1st small filter by the tank.
Any reccommendations people? Still unsure why it wouldnt start earlier in the week even after changing the spark related items.