p38 help needed asap

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pimpedrange

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Hi fellow members,new member here need help asap please,ive just bought a 1997 ranger over p38,although its the 3rd one ive owned it is the first diesel one ive owned,i believe that its fitted with the 2.5 bmw engine is this correct?my main help needed is when i went to start it this evening it just kept cranking over and the battery went dead almost instantly even though it has had a new battery,the chap i bought it off said this is common?as the feul apparently run back to the tank on these models?and that he was going to do a modification of fitting in near the fuel filter an in line non return valve,do you think this is the problem?ive also seen on ebay a kit that helps to start the engine when it is hot/warm anybody know about these?need it sorting asap as going to pick up caravan weekend.
any help be very much appreciated
gav
 
Hi fellow members,new member here need help asap please,ive just bought a 1997 ranger over p38,although its the 3rd one ive owned it is the first diesel one ive owned,i believe that its fitted with the 2.5 bmw engine is this correct?my main help needed is when i went to start it this evening it just kept cranking over and the battery went dead almost instantly even though it has had a new battery,the chap i bought it off said this is common?as the feul apparently run back to the tank on these models?and that he was going to do a modification of fitting in near the fuel filter an in line non return valve,do you think this is the problem?ive also seen on ebay a kit that helps to start the engine when it is hot/warm anybody know about these?need it sorting asap as going to pick up caravan weekend.
any help be very much appreciated
gav
The fuel runs back to the tank?Wot do you mean by that?The engine is drained of fuel by gravity?Aint it pumped anyway?
 
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