chris75
24th November 2014, 16:43
Cheating a bit as this is for the wife's '55 reg 1.4 K series in her ZR , but it's virtually identical to the 1.8 in our 75s :o
Over the last 3 weeks on 3 occasions it has proved difficult to start when stone cold (early morning and late night ). I get it started by holding the accelerator pedal 1/2 open whilst cranking and it eventually chugs into life , then steadies and is ok ; it will then restart immediately .Most of the time it starts fine , so the problem appears intermittent .
I have today sprayed the ignition electricals with WD40 , and reduced the plug gaps to 0.9mm as they were very wide .Plugs are not very old . See how we go !
I am also wondering about the temp sensor causing fuelling problems ?
One thing I noticed when trying to start it last time; when I stopped cranking I could hear what sounded like a relay chattering away like mad , either under the driver's side dash or on the bulkhead . Any ideas , folks?
Over the last 3 weeks on 3 occasions it has proved difficult to start when stone cold (early morning and late night ). I get it started by holding the accelerator pedal 1/2 open whilst cranking and it eventually chugs into life , then steadies and is ok ; it will then restart immediately .Most of the time it starts fine , so the problem appears intermittent .
I have today sprayed the ignition electricals with WD40 , and reduced the plug gaps to 0.9mm as they were very wide .Plugs are not very old . See how we go !
I am also wondering about the temp sensor causing fuelling problems ?
One thing I noticed when trying to start it last time; when I stopped cranking I could hear what sounded like a relay chattering away like mad , either under the driver's side dash or on the bulkhead . Any ideas , folks?