help on starting problem

hi,

wonder if anyone can help me with a problem i'm having with my landrover 90

b reg 1985 normally aspirated diesel.

basically when its been on a reasonable run (more than about 20 minutes) at
reasonable speed (>50) if you stop the engine and restart immediately, its
fine, but if you wait about 5 minutes (eg when you stop for diesel) it then
won't restart for about 25 minutes.

It does turn over in this period, but very slowly (as if there is a drain on
the battery - which there doesn't seem to be) but if you leave it alone for
20 minutes or so, it restarts fine.

if you run it slowly (eg off roading) it doesn't seem to have the same
problem.

any advice gratefully recieved - i don't think its an electrical problem, as
i've checked no drains on the battery, and rewired the questionable fan
switch that i posted about earlier, so i'm a little stuck

cheers

Rob

rob wrote:

> hi,
>
> wonder if anyone can help me with a problem i'm having with my landrover
> 90
>
> b reg 1985 normally aspirated diesel.
>
> basically when its been on a reasonable run (more than about 20 minutes)
> at reasonable speed (>50) if you stop the engine and restart immediately,
> its fine, but if you wait about 5 minutes (eg when you stop for diesel) it
> then won't restart for about 25 minutes.
>
> It does turn over in this period, but very slowly (as if there is a drain
> on the battery - which there doesn't seem to be) but if you leave it alone
> for 20 minutes or so, it restarts fine.
>
> if you run it slowly (eg off roading) it doesn't seem to have the same
> problem.
>
> any advice gratefully recieved - i don't think its an electrical problem,
> as i've checked no drains on the battery, and rewired the questionable fan
> switch that i posted about earlier, so i'm a little stuck
>
> cheers
>
> Rob
Could it be a hose collapsing when hot and not being able to such air
through causing a vacuum in the cylinders. No that sounds crap.

Starter relay getting hot and not letting sufficient amps through to the
starter ?

Earth leed loose and moving when hot ?

Cheers

Paul

To be honest, if it's sluggish cranking at the time when the battery
should be at its best, I'd reckon the problem is almost certainly an
electrical connection or starter solenoid or starter motor problem.

Nick

>any advice gratefully recieved - i don't think its an electrical problem, as
>i've checked no drains on the battery, and rewired the questionable fan
>switch that i posted about earlier, so i'm a little stuck
>

if its a starter motor issue then i bet you have a paris rhone type starter.

you need new brushes fitting in the starter , then youll see how fast it should
spin over .

The most amazing thing about my series 3 compared to every other motor I
have owned, is the way that she starts on the most sluggish of turnovers.

I have had 9 volts in the battery, flat by anyones rules and hopeless in any
other motor, scarcely enough to even turn the engine over once, but the
engine caught and I was soon charged up again.

Like I say amazing. maybe the last owner was the Pope


--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes



"rob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> hi,
>
> wonder if anyone can help me with a problem i'm having with my landrover
90
>
> b reg 1985 normally aspirated diesel.
>
> basically when its been on a reasonable run (more than about 20 minutes)
at
> reasonable speed (>50) if you stop the engine and restart immediately, its
> fine, but if you wait about 5 minutes (eg when you stop for diesel) it
then
> won't restart for about 25 minutes.
>
> It does turn over in this period, but very slowly (as if there is a drain
on
> the battery - which there doesn't seem to be) but if you leave it alone
for
> 20 minutes or so, it restarts fine.
>
> if you run it slowly (eg off roading) it doesn't seem to have the same
> problem.
>
> any advice gratefully recieved - i don't think its an electrical problem,
as
> i've checked no drains on the battery, and rewired the questionable fan
> switch that i posted about earlier, so i'm a little stuck
>
> cheers
>
> Rob
>
>

In news:[email protected],
Larry <[email protected]> blithered:
> The most amazing thing about my series 3 compared to every other
> motor I have owned, is the way that she starts on the most sluggish
> of turnovers.
>
> I have had 9 volts in the battery, flat by anyones rules and hopeless
> in any other motor, scarcely enough to even turn the engine over
> once, but the engine caught and I was soon charged up again.
>
> Like I say amazing. maybe the last owner was the Pope
>
>
>
> "rob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> hi,
>>
>> wonder if anyone can help me with a problem i'm having with my
>> landrover 90
>>
>> b reg 1985 normally aspirated diesel.
>>
>> basically when its been on a reasonable run (more than about 20
>> minutes) at reasonable speed (>50) if you stop the engine and
>> restart immediately, its fine, but if you wait about 5 minutes (eg
>> when you stop for diesel) it then won't restart for about 25 minutes.
>>
>> It does turn over in this period, but very slowly (as if there is a
>> drain on the battery - which there doesn't seem to be) but if you
>> leave it alone for 20 minutes or so, it restarts fine.
>>
>> if you run it slowly (eg off roading) it doesn't seem to have the
>> same problem.
>>
>> any advice gratefully recieved - i don't think its an electrical
>> problem, as i've checked no drains on the battery, and rewired the
>> questionable fan switch that i posted about earlier, so i'm a little
>> stuck
>>
>> cheers
>>
>> Rob

Maybe but does he know anything about shark fishing?

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