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No Glow.... poor cold starting

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Litch:
Position 1 is the normal on/running position.
Position 11 is sprung loaded and is used for pre-heating (i.e. the glow-plugs are operating).
Position 111 is also sprung loaded and turns the engine over.
When the engine has caught and pressure released the key will return to position 1 and the engine will (should) idle happily.

Before looking at possible injector faults I would check the most simple thing which is the glow-plugs. Starting proceedure is clearly explained in the owners handbook which costs about £12 brand new and is available from (amongst other places) the LRE bookshop.

parksie:
That could explain it!  My ignition isn't spring loaded for position II just III is spring loaded and it returns to position II for normal driving.

Litch:
Sounds to me like the problem has been solved.
Was your vehicle originally a petrol model by any chance? If it was then it is just possible that the person who did the conversion didn't bother with the correct ignition switch but may have fitted a switch for manual pre-heating, have you noticed an odd switch which has no apparent use?

Ja1983:

--- Quote from: "parksie" ---That could explain it!  My ignition isn't spring loaded for position II just III is spring loaded and it returns to position II for normal driving.
--- End quote ---


we all seem to have this issue...

trn the key right up to JUST before the starter motor turns over, here the choke light should be on, if you release the key now, it will go off, if you hold it here for about 10seconds, then fully turn  it it should fire up.

position 1
steering lock off
position 2
normal running/electrics etc
MID WAY
glow plugs
position 3 (sprung)
starter motor  :wink:

parksie:
Just about to post a reply and I noticed someone else had done it for me.  It turns out it is the right ignition switch I is steering lock II driving and mid way between II and III the choke light does indeed come on and if I hold it there for about 10 secs she fires straight up (still smoking like a chimney though, lol). Thanks lads.

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