Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 14:55:09 -0500 From: "The Chihuahua" <Chihuahuanopsamuahua.com> Subject: Re: 9000 Turbo Intermittent starting problem - help wanted
Clean your Fuel filter had a bitch of a time with a 9000 that had a dirty fuel fitler "Roger Hyde" <rogerhydenopsamorld.com> wrote in message news:YnTr8.304$NG3.159981nopsam2-win.server.ntlworld.com... > Yesterday my 1987 9000T failed to start after a 2 mile journey. Usually it > is very reliable and starts first time at the turn of the key. > > The scenrio and symptoms were this... > > The day before the engine had run hot (but not in the red on the guage) > because of a fan failure. > On the day ofthe fault I had warmed the engine to test the newly installed > cooling fan switch... no problems. About an hour later I started the car > (again no problem) to go on a short 2 mile trip. The car was then parked for > about half an hour after which it refused to start. The engine turned over > fine, but would not fire. This persisted for several attempts over about 15 > mins. By the time the brekdown service arrived an hour and a half later it > started it took a litle longer than usual to start... but since then has > been fine... any ideas ? (My girlfreind is starting to lose faith in the big > old Swede) > >