Difficulty starting escort when warm
Hi
This problem has only just started to show itself as the weather is
getting nice and hot. My escort will start fine from cold but if it
has been run upto normal temperature and the engine is then switched
off it is usually an absolute pig to start up again. If it's shut off
and started up again within a few minutes it's fine but if it's left
for longer than half an hour it usually takes 2 or 3 attempts to start.
It turns over OK when the key is turned and it sounds like it's trying
to start as it'll chug and shake but usually gives up. It'll do this a
couple of times but then start perfectly.
It's only started doing it in the hot weather so is that anything to do
with it or coincidence?
Ideas anyone?
Date:10 Jul 2005 12:18:53 -0700
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Re: Difficulty starting escort when warm
"tollermccallum" wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> This problem has only just started to show itself as the weather is
> getting nice and hot. My escort will start fine from cold but if it
> has been run upto normal temperature and the engine is then switched
> off it is usually an absolute pig to start up again. If it's shut off
> and started up again within a few minutes it's fine but if it's left
> for longer than half an hour it usually takes 2 or 3 attempts to start.
>
> It turns over OK when the key is turned and it sounds like it's trying
> to start as it'll chug and shake but usually gives up. It'll do this a
> couple of times but then start perfectly.
>
> It's only started doing it in the hot weather so is that anything to do
> with it or coincidence?
>
> Ideas anyone?
>
fuel evaporation?
Date:Sun, 10 Jul 2005 20:15:13 GMT
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Re: Difficulty starting escort when warm
"tollermccallum" wrote in message
news:1121023133.728607.139720@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Hi
>
> This problem has only just started to show itself as the weather is
> getting nice and hot. My escort will start fine from cold but if it
> has been run upto normal temperature and the engine is then switched
> off it is usually an absolute pig to start up again.
What Escort is this then? The old CVH Carbed engined ones were all like
this- its just how they are, but if set up properly and learnt hot start
procedure you can get them to start reasonably happily when hot.
Tim..
Date:Sun, 10 Jul 2005 20:33:08 +0000 (UTC)
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Re: Difficulty starting escort when warm
"tollermccallum" wrote in message
news:1121023133.728607.139720@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Hi
>
> This problem has only just started to show itself as the weather is
> getting nice and hot. My escort will start fine from cold but if it
> has been run upto normal temperature and the engine is then switched
> off it is usually an absolute pig to start up again. If it's shut off
> and started up again within a few minutes it's fine but if it's left
> for longer than half an hour it usually takes 2 or 3 attempts to start.
>
> It turns over OK when the key is turned and it sounds like it's trying
> to start as it'll chug and shake but usually gives up. It'll do this a
> couple of times but then start perfectly.
>
> It's only started doing it in the hot weather so is that anything to do
> with it or coincidence?
>
> Ideas anyone?
>
I wonder whether neat fuel is settling in the inlet manifold causing it to
be massively over-rich when restarted. I has a car like this once and the
manufacturer had fitted a little drain pipe from the bottom of the inlet
manifold to let fuel run away. If it got blocked, the engine was a cow to
restart.
Rob Graham
Date:Mon, 11 Jul 2005 12:01:33 +0000 (UTC)
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Re: Difficulty starting escort when warm
It's a 98 1.6 zetec 16v. Had it over 2 years now and this si the first
time it's happened. I'll check the inlet manifold thing.
Date:11 Jul 2005 07:08:42 -0700
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