heath robinson Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Hi all. I changed the fuel pressure regulator earlier, and now the thing won't start. I did the priming thing, have checked for obvious screw-ups, changed the hinge pins on the rear door, and the bonnet release cable, and had several cups of tea, but it still won't start! I've had a charger on the battery for most of the day to ensure that it's spinning and glowing as much as it can. It'll cough over with easystart, but doesn't want to run. Any tips/tricks/advice etc would be very welcome, as the warehouse is beginning to get pretty chilly, and I can't get home if the thing won't start! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanuki Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 It's worth running the purge-cycle 3 or 4 times, with a bit of a wait in between each one. You did connect the in and out pipes the right way round I hope? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabber Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 How many times have you run the priming procedure? I recently changed mine and had to run it three times before it would start. By priming, did you turn key and stomp the pedal 5 times? Daft question, but did you put the metal gasket on correctly? If it's flipped, it won't line up correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heath robinson Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 I'm fairly sure, but I'll check again. The one with the clip connection is on the top. I'll try the purge again for good luck, it's sort of coughing a bit now, which is a good sign, I'm just a bit wary of overheating the starter and ruining the battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heath robinson Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 Everything's assembled correctly, pipes are in the right places etc. and it's very close to starting now. I think everything's ok, it's just taken it's time to prime up - purged it 5 or 6 times, I think my main issue now is just the battery getting low. It came so close last time, but the battery was sounding a bit too flat. The charger isn't a fast one, so I'll just have to wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve200TDi Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Mine took for ever to prime! And I think I had jump leads off another car and was cranking it over it seemed for ages until it fired up! Keep at it. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heath robinson Posted February 28, 2015 Author Share Posted February 28, 2015 Got it, just took an unbelievable amount of cranking. Is there anything that might cause it to be hard to bleed up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverik Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Simple air lock in the fuel system maybe? Needed the engine running to blow it through... but was a catch 22 as you need an uninterrupted fuel supply to get it started, hence the need for cranking it's nuts of... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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