Tick over & stalling
Apr 9, 2013 | 07:33 PM
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Tick over & stalling
My small turbo Escort Cosworth has developed a problem
It will start ok & tick over but it will stop dead then sometimes it will start fine but other time its a real bastard to restart & sound like its misfiring ???
then it will great
any ideas???
Cheers Paul
Apr 9, 2013 | 08:21 PM
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still on a dizzy?
sounds like phase sensor or possibly crank position sensor
Apr 9, 2013 | 10:20 PM
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when it stops then hard to start maybe flooding its self ?
Apr 9, 2013 | 10:22 PM
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could spark plugs play a part in the problem ? as if there meant to work at high temp maybe they would not be so great cold?
Apr 10, 2013 | 09:05 AM
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matthewpickup
could spark plugs play a part in the problem ? as if there meant to work at high temp maybe they would not be so great cold?
Put new plugs in mate
Apr 10, 2013 | 10:37 AM
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crank position sensor
Gets my vote!
Apr 10, 2013 | 09:56 PM
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on second thought as above ^^
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Sounds like crank to me too.
Apr 11, 2013 | 10:16 AM
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Would crank sensor work or not
or could it have a intermitant fault
Paul
Apr 11, 2013 | 03:56 PM
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fordrallycar
Would crank sensor work or not
or could it have a intermitant fault
Paul
both!
get the car running, and lay underneath and give the CPS a wiggle
Apr 11, 2013 | 05:33 PM
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both!
get the car running, and lay underneath and give the CPS a wiggle
Will do
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