20-11-2012, 07:43 PM
Right:
Thanks to a couple hours at KrisB's, he found the problem was due to two things:
1. The starting problem was due to the pump being in the middle of the bracket instead of 2/3rds of the way advanced.
2. The stuttering, missfire and erratic idle was due to a blocked fuel filter. KrisB's theory is that the blocked fuel filter restricted the flow of diesel and therefore interfered with the injection timing.
Once the the pump had been advanced the engine fired up first turn. Once the fuel filter had been replaced the missfire had gone, the idle had gone back to normal and therefore allowed the idle speed to be reduced and the car no longer shook violently at low revs in lower gears.
If only I had gone to KrisB's earlier, I struggled with this problem for several months (since April to August when I gave up).
I have spent the following trying to solve this problem:
*50 pounds for a replacement Bosch to replace the original Bosch I had converted to
*20 pounds to buy a replacement cambelt to redo the cambelt incase the timing was wrong
*? pounds for god knows how much vegy to test it on + diesel to clean injectors with
*16 pounds for a new manifolds gasket
*5 pounds for clear fuel lines to check for any air getting in
*Various other stuff that I've forgotten about
By the time I got to KrisB's I told him that I was beyond the end of my tether with it, he took one look at it and instantly knew what was wrong
Thanks to a couple hours at KrisB's, he found the problem was due to two things:
1. The starting problem was due to the pump being in the middle of the bracket instead of 2/3rds of the way advanced.
2. The stuttering, missfire and erratic idle was due to a blocked fuel filter. KrisB's theory is that the blocked fuel filter restricted the flow of diesel and therefore interfered with the injection timing.
Once the the pump had been advanced the engine fired up first turn. Once the fuel filter had been replaced the missfire had gone, the idle had gone back to normal and therefore allowed the idle speed to be reduced and the car no longer shook violently at low revs in lower gears.
If only I had gone to KrisB's earlier, I struggled with this problem for several months (since April to August when I gave up).
I have spent the following trying to solve this problem:
*50 pounds for a replacement Bosch to replace the original Bosch I had converted to
*20 pounds to buy a replacement cambelt to redo the cambelt incase the timing was wrong
*? pounds for god knows how much vegy to test it on + diesel to clean injectors with
*16 pounds for a new manifolds gasket
*5 pounds for clear fuel lines to check for any air getting in
*Various other stuff that I've forgotten about
By the time I got to KrisB's I told him that I was beyond the end of my tether with it, he took one look at it and instantly knew what was wrong