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If you going to leave it take the battery out for now, but I think you should persist after making a bit of progress....
P38A V8 Not starting after head gasket change
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pete1987RRC
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Don't rotate the dizzy
Gee the manual, identify no1 cylinder.
Get it to tdc valves loose
Start imserti g leads onto dizzy cap where the rotor arm points
Gee the manual, identify no1 cylinder.
Get it to tdc valves loose
Start imserti g leads onto dizzy cap where the rotor arm points
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What dizzy cap would that be on a P38?
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The one with sarcasm written on it!! °°
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i wondered when someone was going to spot that !
Are the coil packs connected up and properly ?
the injectors should be with the right connectors you'd have to get things pulled way out of alignment to get them wrong.
pull a plug and see if there is fuel on the plug, then you'll know if fuel is getting into the chamber, also while its out you can check to make sure its sparking.
lets narrow it down..
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The V8 engine works on the lost spark principal looks like he has lost all of them.
ukadamwest
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they've leaked onto the driveway ?The V8 engine works on the lost spark principal looks like he has lost all of them.
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It is at times like these that mortal men begin to realise why people used to do five year apprenticeships rather than NVQs.
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Could he not chuck some fuel down the inlet to see if it fires
Update: just tried starting it and then pulled a plug. It was dry and didn't smell of fuel. Obviously the engine isn't getting fuel.
Am I correct in saying that the only connections to the fuel system are the injector multi plugs, and the fuel line?
Also still no idea where this goes!
Update: I removed the fuel line and fuel leaked out, so it's getting that far
Am I correct in saying that the only connections to the fuel system are the injector multi plugs, and the fuel line?
Also still no idea where this goes!
Update: I removed the fuel line and fuel leaked out, so it's getting that far
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Just get a can of Eezystart and spray it into the intake on cranking - if it tries to or indeed runs on the stuff it means your compressions are reasonable and the sparks are in attendance at the required time.
That will narrow it down to a fuelling issue.
Tomorrow I will have a poke about at the rear of my engine, mines a '97.
That will narrow it down to a fuelling issue.
Tomorrow I will have a poke about at the rear of my engine, mines a '97.
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The metal pipe which runs alongside rockers has a black plastic cover which covers a tyre valve. Depress centre and high pressure fuel should spray out?
Thanks for the suggestion, I'll pick up a can tomorrow and see if it works.
Where is this pipe located? Is it the one that is connected above the injector rails?
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Yes that's the one
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No wonder it's fracked up.....
