kossie

I have spent the past 2 weeks trying to get a spark... which i now have. But now i dont have any fuel. Yet it must have squirted some in recently as the ends of the injectors are still slightly wet with petrol.

There is fuel in the metering unit, but it is not putting it out for some reason. Is there something that commonly goes that i should know of, or is this another silly thing that is going to take me a week lol



Here are a few pics of the engine so far, getting a little grubby as im working on it, but when its done i'll treat it to some bling. Nothing much, just tank covetrs, throttle bracket etc

Rick

have u depressed the meteting flap while cranking with injector out to watch for fuel?

kossie

Doesnt the flap move itself when cranking? It did when it was cranking without any fuel in there anyway.

I will go try this in a minute now. I have pressed it when its NOT cranking and you can feel there is fuel there...


**saying that, its a big dark for all that right now. so what if fuel does come out when depressed, and what if it doesnt?

vroooom ptssssh

if fuel comes out when cranking and someone pushes the flap down then its a good thing, but it will not come out the injector hoses if the flap isnt bing pressed whilst cranking, all i know sorry

Whats the ignition timing set too? it looks a little too advanced to me?

std is 12degrees tdc with vacum blocked and 11 with it unblocked, or vice versa

so you have spark, and hopefully fuel, check ignition timing!

fuel pump going whilst cranking?, fuel pressure upto the metering unit?

kossie

Ignition timing is all setup with the standard marks on the head. Did have a problem with the cap not sitting on the dizzy very well and it was really loose.

Fuel pump is going when cranking yes... lol, ive burnt a starter motor out trying to sort this.


If the ignition timing is out, will it not fuel?

GrimmeRS2K

have u got the firing order right?

kossie

1342 yeah

went to play with the car again this morning now, and its killed another starter motor i'll get another cheapy one from the scrappys tomorrow (dont really want to pay full whack for a new one, then kill it cranking the engine)

GrimmeRS2K

1342 - wrong

KE is different from any other cvh

maybe its your problem

GrimmeRS2K

lets say plug one lead is at 1'oclock to 2'o clock postion on the dizzy cap

plug lead 2 below it lets say 5 o'clock

plug lead 3 at 10 o'clock

plug lead 4 below it at 7 o'clock

hope this helps.

kossie

But yeah, thats how i have it.

The Ign timing is set to the standard marks on the head for now.... but say it were still wrong, would it be squirting fuel in?

xr3-keith

If you can find him, https://passionford.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=42288 this guy had the same problem last week i think
hope this helps

kossie

happys days, its fueling!!

... now to make it start

Craigrst2

Hi bud how did you fix your problem I have the same happening with mine fuel at number 5 but nothing to 1 2 4 4 it's driving me crazy lol please help 😤

mentalasanything

Push the flap down in the metering unit while cranking.

Lee

Karl @ FPT

If what Lee says above works then you may have an air leak or the idle mixture is not set correctly.

Craigrst2

Thanks guys I will give it a go anybody know what size copper fuel pipe I need I want to re do the lot

Craig