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"Colonel Tupperware" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> The Saga of the 1990 3.5 V8 efi Disco mkI sitting dead in a Normandy
> field continues.
> A couple of months ago the Father person (now resident in France)
> finally buys a French car and so the Disco is now mine (again).
> Unfortunately, it has died. I went out around Easter to get her going
> and bring her home. After fixing the fuel pump electrics, swapping out
> the coil and checking everything she still wouldnt start without a
> tow. Even after starting on the tow, she wouldnt run for very long
> before stopping with fuel starvation type symptoms. Checks of the fuel
> ral finds fuel , and pulling some spark plugs finds wet plugs. So, its
> flooding itself. Over fuelling.
>
> I went out to Trevieres this weekend armed with a new coolant temp
> sensor, and a few swap out bits supplied by Mr Brownlee. Thanks Neil.
>
> On arrival at the site I find the battery totally dead. bum.
> The starter pack nearly dead. double bum.
> So I Charge the starter pack and change the coolant sensor. wait for
> green light on the booster pack.
> Turn it over - no joy.
> Change the MAF. Turn it over - no joy.
> Change the stepper motor on the plenum. Turn it over - no joy.
> Put starter pack back on charge and go out to look at my new (100yrs
> old but new to me) barn 5 miles away. Have a few beers at my mates
> place, then return.
> Put freshly charged starter pack on, turn over, she roars in to life.
> Whooppee!
> Let her warm for a few minutes, switch to LPG. Dies.
> Try Starting again. Yes!
> Now I'm getting to be a happy bunny.
> Take starter pack off, immediate splutter and die.
> Put starter pack back on.
> Turn it over - no joy.
> Turn it over - no joy.
> etc.
> Check all obvious connections and pipes.
> Turn it over - no joy.
> bugger.
> Look at TPS Neil lent me. Wrong connector and different coloured
> wires. bugger.
>
> Come home, dejected.
> What now?
> I'm going back next weekend to pick up SWMBO, and hopefully the Disco,
> as she wants to fill it with shopping.
> Any suggestions as to what to look for now? Im thinking that I have an
> intermitant electroinic fault, as when she does run, its fine.
ok dokey, an observation from one who has also suffered the indignity of
start ok with boost, but buggerawl once removed
The battery itself - if its completely and totally dead, will consume rather
more power than the alternator can produce.
I also found with mine, rather annoyingly, that there is a connector block
in the drivers footwell under (ish) the dead pedal, which when you have size
14's, tends to get pressed by your shoe, and slowly disconnects itself.
This acts like a kill switch.
Wish I could help out with trailers etc, but prepping to move next weekend
so cant - sorry
Si
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