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  1. I´m much wiser now I think this is a mistake you make only once. The vacuum pipe is back in place. I just tried to rev her up a bit. I didn´t drive her, cause there is a little brake problem as well, and the exhaust isn´t connected, so it extremely loud (but sounds great) I ordered all the vacuum pipes and breather pipes from Craddock the other day. They are all split, hard or broken. And a set of new HT leads is on the way, with a fresh ignition coil. And new spark plugs. I thinks once its all shiny and new and the timing is correct, she´ll run like she´s ment to. Then I have to do a fair bit of welding. The ALRC in may is safe, I´ll come with Margaret (that´s her name)
  2. YES! She is running again! I did everything wrong with the ignition... I took the wrong marking on the crankshaft pulley for TDC. And I did the wiring of the HT-Leads completely wrong... Don´t know why Thanks for the tip of getting TDC, highway-star! I owe you a drink! Now I just have to adjust the igntion timing a bit, cause she is choking horribly when I try to accelerate. But for today I am very glad she is running! Thanks to all!
  3. @landybehr Schön dich auch hier zu treffen Today I reconnected the missing vacuum pipe. But it made absolutely no difference... All I geht is massive misfire. Partly with impressive flames coming from the exhaust manifold So, I´ve proven that there is a spark and fuel. But not at the right moment. Can anybody tell me about this 180°-problem? I tried different dizzie positions, but its not working. According to the workshop manual I did this: Is that the right position for the rotor at TDC? (there was a marking at the old dizzie, made by someone else...) Any ideas, what could be wrong? I want the car running in may for the ALRC... cheers Kris
  4. Well I double or triple checked the dizzie. In my opinion its okay, I even fitted a brand new one. It made no difference. I heard about the 180° problem. But I cant´t see the point. Isn´t it obviously if the vacuum-thingie on the dizzie is facing the wrong way? Or can you mount it "internally" the wrong way round?
  5. Hi Andrew, the engine doesn´t fire up. It feels as it will fire any second, but nothing happens. It turns, there is a spark and when I remove a spark plug after trying to start, it is wet with fuel. So, I think there is everything it needs, but the vrooom noise is missing We run a diagnosis of the ECM with a friends Laptop. Nothing to mention. I am removing the engine to check the timing setup. Maybe I did something wrong. As I know myself, I just forgot to reconnect a wire Cheers!
  6. Hi There, I´m trying to get my old lady back to life. When removing the engine this afternoon, I registered a missing pipe or something at the inward end of the fuelrail-valve. Got a picture here... I think there should be a vacuum-hose. Question: Would the engine start without this hose connected? I am removing the engine, because it won´t start at all. I fitted a new engine block 1 1/2 years ago and got this symptoms. I left the project abandoned till now. Please help! Kris
  7. So this will check the function of the ignition coil. Just to be sure, disconnect the ignition module (thats the name of the black box thingy, I remember) :-), the earth the ignition coil and when lifting the wire the spark will fly from the HT-lead? Please correct me if I got it wrong. This car is drving me mad, thats the reason I stopped working on it for a few month! Thanks Kris
  8. Hi, now after a few month break I want to get my LSE back on the road. The original engine is gone, so I decided to put in a 3.9 short block. The heads an injection-kit came from the old 4.2. Now after the engine swap, the old girl refuses to fire up. It turns but there is no spark at the plugs, no fuel coming from the injectors. I followed the workshop manual to the point it asks to change the little black box on the dizzy. But I don´t know if this is the cause of the problem. I´ll put a new dizzy in, anyway. Do you think the issue could be caused by a swapped wire or forgotten ground connection? Silly question, I know the answer already... But could anyone tell me wether the 4.2 has a ground lead on the back of each cylinder head or not? Maybe a friendly LSE driver could take one or two pics of the engine bay, so I could check the wire routing... By the way, the old 4.2 was running, when I ripped it out. There was just a bearing problem. The dizzy was alright. Is it possible to destroy that thing just by removing it? regards Kris
  9. Yes, I am stupid! I´ve reversed the fuel lines... Thanks for your help! Maybe I need it some time again, hope not! Kris
  10. I think there is pressure, because the feed hose pops off the pipe when not tightened, Question: the feed pipe goes directly to the pressure regulator, doesn´t it? When dismantling it I was sure the flow is from the regulator to the fuel rail and then back to the tank. I´m not sure by now Say it is the other way round... Kris
  11. Hello, I`m new to this forum. Let me introduce myself: I´m a nice bloke from Germany, at the moment with a real problem getting the old lady going... Today I´ve fitted new Fuel Lines, because the old ones, fitted by the last owner where carp. So far so good. No problems with fitting these. But when I tried to start the engine nothing happened. The starter motor is cranking the engine, but it doesn´t fire up. There is petrol coming from the feed pipe, it poped off, when it wasn´t tightened. There is no petrol coming from the return pipe... It seems as if there is something blocked. Could the pressure regulator be the problem? Maybe it´s now broken. Can I check this thing? I don´t want to buy a new one just to find out it wasn´t the cause for the problem. I hope my english isn´t too bad... Thanks for your help Kris
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