Solved - was a bad earth from fuel relay, was going through rear bulkhead and when I rebolted it after painting I snapped the solder to the the metal ring, looked intact from outside until I pulled on it and the wire came out of the holder.
Thanks anyway Jim, good to know about PATS either way! On Saturday, March 9, 2019 at 6:50:38 PM UTC, Niall McCracken wrote: > > Hello all > > I've posted this over on proboards too so apologies if you drift between > both. I'm currently replacing the entire interior on my H4 which is turning > into a bit of an epic, I've got the entire interior out and clean, and new > carpet sitting in the living room waiting to go in. But I've now got a > bigger issue... > > Having finished cleaning the inside of my car, I thought I'd better start > it and let it run for 15 mins as it had been sitting for about three weeks. > > > It starts fine, idles happily for about 10 seconds, then coughs and dies. > And it does this repeatedly; It has petrol in it and is turning over and > catching fine with no lights on the dashboard. I can hear the fuel pump > priming (it does sound quite whiny but I think that is probably because > I've stripped the interior so it sounds a bit louder) and then it's > stopping after about 2 secs so that seems fine. > > > It runs smooth - and I can't seem to "rev through" the stall either, makes > zero difference. > > > I've not looked under the bonnet (couldn't face it haha). Leads and plugs > are reasonably new so unlikely to be anything quite so obvious; could be > fuel filter I guess, or fuel relay. Or oxygen or airflow sensor, or some > idle control problem. BUT - the main reason I'm asking is that I'm > wondering whether me stripping the interior may have done something to > cause such an issue? Only having played with carb engine's I'm a bit adrift > with ECU controlled Zetec's. > > > Is there anyone out there who has built a H4 from scratch that could think > of anything that I could have done by removing the interior that could have > caused it? I'm thinking cables and the such primarily. Anything run front > to back that's reasonably vital for example? > > Many thanks all. > > Niall > > > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained within this or related message(s). --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
