Hi ... I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction.
I have late 1993 Classic Vogue 3.9 SE auto with a true 57k miles, regularly serviced etc. It runs beautifully ~ at least it did until Saturday morning!! The vehicle was used with absolutely no problems the night before but now refuses to start. The battery is fine, the fuel tank is half full and the engine spins well on the starter but will not cough, splutter or run.
I am still in the 1960's when it comes to problems like this so just started checking for fuel, sparks and any obvious loose connections. The fuel inertia cut-off switch was down in the right position but I found that Fuse C3 [10amps..ignition coil?] had blown. I replaced the fuse, recharged the battery and had another go. Still spinning but not running. And now another strange problem ~ when I turn the ignition key off, the dash display stays on .... fuel and temperature gauges still registering, ABS, ETC, Ignition and Oil Pressure warning lights still on. And the only way I can get them to turn off is to remove Fuse C3 !!
I am a little baffled and think I will have to solve this problem before getting back to the main non-starting issue.
Has anyone experienced this before? Any suggestions?
Many thanks
Raife