Quack Posted August 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2022 Yep 5 mins up the road, get up in to fourth gear, engine cuts out lol 😂 unbelievable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted August 4, 2022 Report Share Posted August 4, 2022 you seem to have attracted some serious gremlins Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quack Posted August 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2022 Popped bonnet filter is full to the brim guessing this isn’t normal? Maybe pump psi too high? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted August 4, 2022 Report Share Posted August 4, 2022 You seem to have a rubber sliver in that filter. Hopefully no others anywhere... Is that flowing downward? I can't see where that is from the photo but there aren't many places where the fuel flow is down. If the flow is not downward at that point then your filter is fitted backwards. However, if the flow is downward there, then it probably explains the full filter as air bubbles would rise back up the inlet hose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quack Posted August 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2022 It is pointed downward yeah, well no clue what the issue is with the car now then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted August 4, 2022 Report Share Posted August 4, 2022 19 minutes ago, Pete Lewis said: if you break down we're all OUT !!!! Pete Or to far away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted August 4, 2022 Report Share Posted August 4, 2022 the dreaded rubber slivers breed like rabbits caused by inserting pipework into the fuel hose and it slices of a little sliver of hose , they float about and often end up jamming up the back of the float needle valve thought we had erradicated them but Nah they are out to win also thought to be more available with chinesse fuel hose , the good stuff doesnt seem to cut so easily need to flush then through pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted August 4, 2022 Report Share Posted August 4, 2022 Nothing wrong with being full and they seem to vary from time to time but the paper element looks very baggy, suppose its alright... I thought there were two parts to this problem from the beginning? One the fuel wasnt getting through very well and that has now been completely corrected, hasnt it? The other part was the engine not running properly which appears to still be present so you need to continue working through the list of suggestions☹️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Twitchen Posted August 4, 2022 Report Share Posted August 4, 2022 12 minutes ago, Quack said: It is pointed downward I would get a new filter and make sure it is fitted so the arrow is pointing in the direction the fuel should be flowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quack Posted August 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2022 Yeah the problem must be completely unrelated as the fuel flow is fine with the pump. It really must be something buggered inside the engine that I don’t have the knowledge or tools to access @Dick Twitchen The filter is brand new and is fitted in the direction of the arrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain T Posted August 4, 2022 Report Share Posted August 4, 2022 The engine runs so for the moment concentrate on fuel feed. You know the new pump works now take the hose off at the carb and flush through. After that does it tick over for say 5 minutes OK? If it doesn't as Pete says it's the dreaded slivers and you need to clean the carb and especially the float valve. Don't give up, it took me 3 years to get my engine running ok! Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quack Posted August 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2022 Roadside recover came out, needed me to try back it up so he told me to put it in reverse and try bump it on the starter motor, worked once now the car won’t even turn over…has he just broken my starter motor 😭 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted August 4, 2022 Report Share Posted August 4, 2022 How's the battery condition? Reversing on the starter motor takes a fair bit of juice, so if the battery was weak it might just be too flat to turn over? Or, of course, the starter might have been on its last legs anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quack Posted August 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2022 I just trickle charged the battery 2 days ago and the battery is very new Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain T Posted August 4, 2022 Report Share Posted August 4, 2022 What happens when you turn the key? Can you hear a click ftom the solenoid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quack Posted August 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2022 No click anymore nothing at all, it was clicking earlier but not now, he tried a jump pack on the battery and still nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain T Posted August 4, 2022 Report Share Posted August 4, 2022 Electrics not my strong point but as the starter did turn over but now doesn't and the battery has a charge it can only be solenoid or starter? Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quack Posted August 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2022 Solenoid is new as well as it fried a couple months back, starter Motor is relatively new, was fitted by a previous owner but definitely is newish. anyway regardless of the starter motor the same issue still persists, I caved in and sent it off to the garage for someone to look at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quack Posted August 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 Latest update. Finally heard back from the mechanic. They set the car on fire. Yep. Not kidding. They said they were trying to start it and the wiring loom caught on fire and melted some of the bulkhead, now i have to get an electrician to redo all of the wiring costing £450. They said they are willing to split the cost of that with me...honestly don't know what to think or do. I bet this is a new problem as well and it wont even fix the original issue... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 Depending on exactly what you told them to do, I would tell them to claim on their liability insurance and sting them for the full cost of rectifying the damage. If you put a car in with an electrical fault and they burn out the loom that is their fault not yours and they are liable for the damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quack Posted August 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 Well yeah this is the thing, i mean i have never had that issue when attempting to fix the car...god knows what they were doing. When he rings me back i will ask about liability insurance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 i wouldnt ask i would tell them straight if they had informed you of some problem and how to proceed /cost/ diagnose etc then there is some joint input but no they burn out the harness then tell you sorry thats bad practice at work pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 ...and this is a full, decent repair of their damage, not just cutting out the burnt bits and scotch-lok new bits in. I think that £450 will turn out to be very much on the low side all things considered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 I'm with Pete and BW on this - they were told it had an electrical issue, so failing to take precautions against causing an electrical fire is clearly negligence, and they should install a new loom at their own cost (claiming on their insurance if they wish to but that doesn't affect you). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 ...and, any damage to any other components, paintwork etc needs consideration. This could end up to be very expensive. I am not even sure if you shouldn't notify your own insurance company as a safeguard. Somewhere in my memory I remember that I was once told to tell them of any problems just in case it went pear sharped and you had to get legal involvement from them. Probably overkill but just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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