Won't start

Won't start

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themee

Original Poster:

342 posts

165 months

Sunday 24th February 2019
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Stayed at friends last night, car left outside. Won't start... pulled plug ,wet with fuel , I have a spark, engine turns over....I do not have an immobilizer. What next?

WotnoV8

217 posts

91 months

Sunday 24th February 2019
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Couldn’t be as simple as a touch of damp has got to it?
Wipe out dist cap. Dry off plugs and try again?

v8s4me

7,264 posts

225 months

Sunday 24th February 2019
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Fuel pump fuse/relay?

GreenV8S

30,421 posts

290 months

Sunday 24th February 2019
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themee said:
I have a spark
Tested how?

Maybe you have just flooded it, but make sure you're checking the spark at the plug before assuming the spark is OK.

If it's reluctant to start, a fully charged battery (or jump start) plus plugs that have been warmed up over a gas ring will do wonders for your chances.

themee

Original Poster:

342 posts

165 months

Monday 25th February 2019
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Cheers, must have been the damp or cold initially and then as suggested was just flooded , I should have known this when I took the plug out and it was wet but I then left it over halph hour before trying again and then posting on here when it did not start, pulled injector leads off 1 side in the end and fired up after a few turns.

WotnoV8

217 posts

91 months

Monday 25th February 2019
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Glad to hear it wasn’t anything serious.
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