my escort rst is getting feul to the metering head but none at the injectors,when i try to start the car it starts and runs for about 3 seconds and dies,as its only running on the cold start.
the car was fine,started first key last week and all ive done is changed the battery and replaced the brake lines since then,now it wont start and the injectors arent fueling

 

i know this is a really stupid question but are u sure that the wires on the battery are the right way round, if i remember rightly u have two black wires one goes to positive and one to negative, at least i know my old rst did! i only know something about this cos i called an auto electrician out ot my rst cos half of the electrics didnt work, he spotted it straight away that i had one of the wires on the wrong terminal!!!

 

mine has 2 black wires,both say fuse link wire on them and i have them both on the positive?is this wrong?
i also have 2 brown ones running to the negative?

 

boost pipes all on and secure?? boost leak wil mean the flap on metering head wnt open, so car wnt start, or if it does, it wil just die within a matter of seconds

 

yeah all the boost pipes are secure,dosent start even when i have someone push the flap down when i crank it.

 

Its definitly an air leak some where i had same problem and turned out to be dumpvalve leaking air just check all boost hoses and vacume hoses

 

try that tommorow,cheers mate

 

started it today,i had one wire at the battery on wrong

now it idles unevenly and cuts out once warm?