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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 08:07 PM
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I ran out of petrol in my mfi rst and now the fooker wont start any ideas ?

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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 08:09 PM
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take the air filter off and gently push the flap in the metering head down whils cranking her over! only gently though or you'll flood it!
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 08:11 PM
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what if hes on hes own ? LOL


have you got long arms ?
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 08:11 PM
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 08:13 PM
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Cheers guys will give it a go tomorrow

Think i may have already flooded it though
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 09:03 PM
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If you ran out of fuel you simply need to get it filled up, problem svolved
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 09:06 PM
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If you ran out of fuel you simply need to get it filled up, problem svolved

as above i found before sometimes if ive run out of fuel it can take nearly a tenners worth of petrol bfore it will start again
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 09:15 PM
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Its got Ł20 in there !
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 06:54 PM
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might sound a bit strange, but I once ran out of fuel and couldn't get it running. I took the plugs out and left it over night. put plugs back in next day. still no good. put new plugs in and away she went.
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 11:28 PM
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Originally Posted by o n i o n
might sound a bit strange, but I once ran out of fuel and couldn't get it running. I took the plugs out and left it over night. put plugs back in next day. still no good. put new plugs in and away she went.
Think that might be the case it still wouldnt start today

I think my turbo timer might have stayed on over night aswell what that have killed the dizy coil etc ?
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