My Escort rs turbo, On a D reg 1986 and mfi managment, refuses to start.

I drove the car around for a few months and was fine.

I Parked the car up saturday night. 2 Days later on monday i got in the car and tryed to start it. All it was doing was cranking over and it sounds like there is no fuel getting to the cylinders?!? I cracked off one of the fuel lines on the metering head and tryed to start it and no fuel was coming through either?

The fuel pump works fine but it doesnt want to start at all?


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Anyone?

 

bttt

 

bttt

 

Push down on the flap on the metering head while a mate turns it over. If it starts your metering head is goosed


If not, get back on here

 

Tryed that mate. Still not working! ARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGHH!

 

check the fuel pump relay, distributor

i recently had a similar prob, i changed the distributor

and it fired up straight away, a week later the fuel pump relay went and it would just crank over but wouldnt start

 

yeah are you sure pump is working ok? does it prime? sounds alot the like relay if fuel isn't getting through

 

yeah pump deffo works because ive put it on a switch, and have to turn it on manually.

Fuel pump relay? Is that the pink square one?

Cheers lads

 

If your fuel pump is on a switch you need not worry about the relay (although it would be better wired up on the relay)

Have you got a spark?

Does the metering head flap bob up and down when you crank it over?