cranking not starting

Hi Gents a little help please, So all of a sudden the old girl wont start at all ( 1986, 90) she is usually a first turn of the key starting car even if left for weeks.

The starter motor is less than a year old. So spins the engine lovely

Battery nice and charged having been on a trickle for the last 48hrs

I cant see any fused blown and can feel the relay behind the fuse box clicking.

Having read everything i can find on this forum i am still at a loss to what it can be, Help.

Need to know which engine....

sorry engine, its the old style 2.5 turbo diesel, not the new 200tdi, I can never remember if that the 12J or 19J

Run a wire directly from battery + to the fuel stop solenoid terminal on the injection pump. You should hear and feel a click. Crank it with the wire in place and see if it starts then.

crickey, have you a picture

Oh and the tank and pump are all about 2 years old

Getting a bit ahead of myself there.
First check that the existing wired connection is good and not just fallen off
You should have 12v on that wire with ign on AND whilst cranking

adyw said:

crickey, have you a picture

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No but it's easy enough.
There's a lump of metal with 4 thin steel pipes going to each injector on the driver's side of the engine. That lump is the injection pump. It will have 1 wire on it that connects to the stop solenoid. When that has 12 volts it will allow fuel to flow, no volts means no fuel so no start.

Yeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssss, to that man, Bingo

thankyou very much, must of come loose

Run the wire through a secret switch and the engine won't start ....

Hi yes, came to that conclusion last night, home made immobiliser, aka Mad Max.