Poor starting

davben23 · Post by **davben23** » Thu Mar 12, 2015 11:37 am

Hi
The last few mornings the van has struggled to start from cold , initially misses the first "catch" then turns over a lot until eventually starting etc
Glow plugs are only 2months old and getting 12v to the rail. Starts perfect when warm ?

wonkanoby · Post by **wonkanoby** » Thu Mar 12, 2015 11:41 am

still could be the plow plugs

some are no good from new

philpdr · Post by **philpdr** » Thu Mar 12, 2015 6:22 pm

Are you waiting for the audible relay click rather than just the dash light going out?

Post by **Simon Jones** » Thu Mar 12, 2015 8:17 pm

Recent example of one month old glow plugs being duff: http://igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/view ... =0#p646021

Stick to well known brands like NGK and they should last for many years.

davben23 · Post by **davben23** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 12:48 pm

Well it turns out it was due to me !!
I had got into a habit of putting my foot on the throttle when i got in ?
Now get in feet off pedals and starts 1/2 turn again ! doh

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 2:06 pm

davben23 wrote:Well it turns out it was due to me !!
I had got into a habit of putting my foot on the throttle when i got in ?
Now get in feet off pedals and starts 1/2 turn again ! doh

Easily done. I make that mistake myself sometimes

Glad it's been an easy fix

philpdr · Post by **philpdr** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 4:23 pm

Good result.

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