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Poor starting
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 11:37 am
by davben23
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 ?
Re: Poor starting
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 11:41 am
by wonkanoby
still could be the plow plugs
some are no good from new
Re: Poor starting
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 6:22 pm
by philpdr
Are you waiting for the audible relay click rather than just the dash light going out?
Re: Poor starting
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 8:17 pm
by Simon Jones
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.
Re: Poor starting
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 12:48 pm
by davben23
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
Re: Poor starting
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 2:06 pm
by mikeonb4c
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
Re: Poor starting
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 4:23 pm
by philpdr
Good result.