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Forum Name: South African T3s
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Topic: Starts but stops immediately

Posted By: OldmaninDorset
Subject: Starts but stops immediately
Date Posted: 25 Jul 20 at 23:40

Hello Everyone. I hope you're still there.

My 1996SA 2.6 is playing up. It's been fine but I've let it stand for a while (Lockdown mainly). Now it fires but won't run Plenty of fuel in the tank. I see from the service record that the fuel filter isn't a service item with fuel injection so it may be that the filter is blocked. Any ideas?

Richard

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Richard
1996 2.6 Caravelle
1977 1.6 Bay

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Posted By: mrhutch
Date Posted: 26 Jul 20 at 01:59

1996 is going to be "proper FI" as in not mechanical..

Pull one spark plug and rest it on the head, take a video if possible and crank, lets see if there is a good spark.

Start from there.

don't want to patronise/grandmother and eggs shit but you tube it and see what to do.

It's an early Petrol, start with the fucking basics.

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T3 1981 Westy Vanagon - thinks lubricant is a fuel

Posted By: OldmaninDorset
Date Posted: 26 Jul 20 at 09:43

Thanks.

Takes me back to my days with Morris 1000s etc. Never had any trouble with the 1.9 WBX I used for chauffeuring.

It does have proper FI, as you say. I've just spent ages getting the 1977 Bay (recent acquisition) to run properly. Had to go to a race tuner with a rolling road for that.

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Richard
1996 2.6 Caravelle
1977 1.6 Bay