got a weird one my mates cars been in for paint new rear arches the works the painter wanted the fuel tank removed no probs and it was done,car was repaired and painted i was asked to refit the tank and get it running ,no probs fitted the tank connected the batt turned it over fired up straight away . told the painter put more fuel in it before you move or start it as the fuel was very low and didnt want to suck any shit up.Well he moved it outside on a slope front facing downwards putting anything left in the tank was right next to the pick up next thing gets a call from my mate saying its running rough as if is not firing on all cylinders,it was towed to my wshop and fuel put in and still wouldnt start,there it still sits ive had the fuel rail off it had shit in so all the pipes were blown through fuel pumps been off and run no bits in it filter off ,all the presssure regs been cleaned the inj went off and were cleaned the report came back with a 5% inc in flow so were refitted now the weird bit it has a spark ,it has fuel, crank pick up set -up correctly all connectors sprayed with wd to make sure ,dizzy cap is fine rotor arm is fine and what happens nothing it turns over but will not fire anybody come across anything like this before any help would be appreciated thanks guys

 

put some new plugs in mate and it will run like new trust me cosworth hate it when the plugs get wet dont try heating them up just put new ones in job done

 

have you not popped the fuel cut off button in the spare wheel well ive done it before didnt even know it was there

 

scotty theres not one in the wheel well or either kick panels at the front but as i said it has fuel
thanks cooleyst200 will stick some more plugs in and give it a go

 

it will be plugs iv had it a lot . as you said its running but sounds like its not running on all 4

 

4x4 has cut out inside the car (At least it should have), in any case it's clearly not this, else there would be no fuel!

Do you know if you actually have fuel delivery to the injectors, or just the rail?

I can't quite see the plug theory myself in this case, as it has not actually flooded, rather the opposite effect, but it's worth a shot as you say.

Martin

 

will have a look marty def to the rail and inj just been cleaned and inspected will try the plugs if not i think that inj idea sounds very likely

 

any updates

 

Coleyst200 top man m8 plugs were soaked hence it wouldnt start at all in the end so still put a new set in and after a couple of goes bingo running sweet as a nut thanks m8