starting the car up from cold...

[GJUK]

okay so my cars been sitting all night, outside in hte cold. and i come to start it in the morning.

the engine turns over. Rrrrrrr, rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

and takes a while to start...

now this morning as a bit of a test, i pumped my foot o nthe throttle abit (to get some feul into the carb). and it started better today. Do you lot reccon that the cars not getting the fuel it needs to start when its been sat for a while?

just wondered if any of you had any tips.

its a new battery, new plugs, and leads. and oil.

hmmms

[NorthernBloke]

Had to always pump the throttle on my Mex about 6 times to get it to start from cold. So if it starts better that way go for it

Andy

[GJUK]

its jsut hte car sounds like the batterys duff. which its not, cos when its new, and ive been using the car 2 weeks now. so the alternators obviously doing its job too.


do mk2's have electric fuel pumps in them, or is it just done by the peddal?

Jono

[Weasle]

alright mate,
My mk1 is exactly the same....couple of pumps and starts well...may be worth checking your timing is ok.

other than that sounds like a normal old ford!!!!

[GJUK]

cool, im gonna buy a new starter motor for it soon anyways

thanks chaps

Jono

[Willid1]

Does your car have an Autochoke?.

Look on the side of the carb for a dome shaped thing with two black water pipes coming out of it.

If it does you need to set the choke by slowly pushing the throttle to the floor an releasing it before cranking the engine.

If it doesn't then the afforementioned pumping will work, you will get used to the number of pumps it needs depending on how cold it has been overnight. (You will also learn how many is too many when you flood it )

HTH

David

[GJUK]

nah its got a manual choce lever thing. Thanks for your help, Jono

[Dalek]

If it doesn't then the afforementioned pumping will work, you will get used to the number of pumps it needs depending on how cold it has been overnight. (You will also learn how many is too many when you flood it )

HTH

David

PMSL...

I just remembered that my mk1 used to need 23 pumps on the gas before you turned it over or it wouldn't start. It was running 40's on a very modified 13x-flow at the time. Good old laugh that. The neighbours loved me banging and farting away every morning... flames poping out of the carbs etc...

MMMM 40's...

But i've got 50's on the engine for my Anglia ! That engine is mental... it's out of a national hotrod ! MOHAHAHA

[NorthernBloke]

Jono, also if it's a high compression engine it could sound as if the battery's struggling. If I didn't start my Mex within 4 or so goes - no chance - and I had to get the booster out

[popuptoaster]

i thought the battery was knackered on mine, turns out to be the starter, i put a another one on it and it starts MUCH better!

[GJUK]

thats one thing ive done before, be it on a 205 GTI.

hehe should be easy peasy

Jono

[Weasle]

gjuk...where are you based...

i`ve got a few starters that work well

Chris

[GJUK]

im based in Nottingham mate

im bidding on a 'as new' starter on ebay atm, but if youve got a really good one thats resonably new/refubed. ill buy it off you.

Jono

[Weasle]

the ones i`ve got are just ones that i`ve cleaned and painted mate

[Weasle]

just noticed the one you are biddding for is pre-engaged

the one`s i`ve got are not...

which you after????

Chris

[GJUK]

whats the errr difference eerrr shit, will that one work with my xflow

[Weasle]

don`t quote me on this as i`m no expert...

pre-engaged motors have the solenoid attached to the starter like a piggyback affair..

the others like on my mk1 x-flow use a seperate solenoid and the actual motor fits to the bellhousing..

have a look see what yours is as i`m not sure if mk11`s had pre-engaged or not.

don`t want you spending your hard earned on the wrong stuff mate

Chris

[GJUK]

ive got a solenoid seperate. argh. (i know this cos ive jsut had it replaced...)

hmmmms shizer.

that means this one wont work aye.

[dangerousdave]

In theory, but you can bypass the solenoid on the wing to make the pre engaged one work..but its a bit of a bodge cos the wires from the solenoid in the wing are extended and run to the solenoid on the starter, but the live or something is not connected....we did this on my mates mini as a nice bodge For you its probably best that you retract your bid and get the other type of starter

HTH's

[GJUK]

cheers for the heads up guys!

Weasle if youve got a nice starter, ill have it (non pre engaged)

email me please mate

gjuk@ntlworld.com

thanks (im gonna goto bed now, long day)

Cheers again lads

Jono