Doing my head in

[beu_79]

Evenin

Does anyone have any ideas which might shed a bit of light on this.

my mk2 escort won't start. Tried everything i can think of, checked points, new distributor, new leads, new battery, cleaned and set plugs, starter motor is fine.

 

It turns over, isnt sluggish, but won't quite catch and fire up. It was fine one day then next day just won't fire. It's properly doing me head and giving me a half hour walk to work which isn't pleasant.

 

Anyone any ideas or had similar problem? Could it be the coil??

 

cheers all

[Vista]

Are you getting a spark at the plugs?

[Fiesta Steve]

...and are you getting fuel up ?

[105eee]

Have you got a good spark at plugs?

I would try a new condenser if not changed already.

[beu_79]

hadn't thought of any of those! How can I test the plugs? If it's not getting fuel up is right to assume it's the fuel pump, if that's not a stupid question??

 

thanks for your help.

[garyv6100e]

If the carb as pulled some crap through you my have blocked jets so you will have fuel at the pump but none getting past the carb take the filter off opertate the throttle linkage and see if any fuel is going past the choke butterfly . if you see fuel then you know it is not a fuel issue

[Smudger105e]

and to test the plugs, whip one out, lay the side of the plug against the head or block and crank the old girl over. You should see a nice healthy spark...

[SmokeEm]

hadn't thought of any of those! How can I test the plugs? If it's not getting fuel up is right to assume it's the fuel pump, if that's not a stupid question??

 

thanks for your help.

 

Where abouts are you based roughly? Maybe one of us from here could pop round & sort it out

[beu_79]

Cheers guys! That's wicked. Gonna have a nose about tonight and see if i can sort it. Can only be something small. Cheers for the offer of help too, i'll let you know if i get stuck.

[Conor]

If there's no spark, get a bit of wire and run it from the positive terminal on the battery to the positive terminal on the ignition coil and see if it goes then. If it does, then either the starter motor relay or the ballast resistor is FUBAR.

[vibrating_Cake]

you sure you're timing isnt 180degrees out?

you can time it up properly... just 180degrees out and it wont start .

 

also are the HT leads connected in the right order? 1-3-2-4

 

and... crank her over a few times and then go to the carb and pull the throttle cable a few times with your head looking down to the butterfly and see if theres fuel coming out.

 

jets are easy to dismantle and clean if its a weber carb