It wont start!!

[joe90]

Was out in the landy on sunday doing a bit of green laning, and have discovered that when the landy gets up to temperature and after slow lane section it wont idle, and stalls.

Upon trying to restart it  wont fire, and i have to leave it to cool down before having to manually pump the fuel back up to the carb.
There is a small in-line filter just before the carb, and when this happens the filter is always empty. where in the past its usually been full of petrol

Im begining to think that it is the fuel pump to the side of the engine, just after the little glass filter bowl, there is very little pressure when i try to use it to prime the fuel up.

Anyone got any ideas??

[hobbit]

Inside that glass bowl, should be a gauze filter in the top of it, check that just in case

To change the fuel is not a prob anyway, as you can prob see.

2 bolts and 2 pipes, just a  bit fiddly unless you have elastic arms

Have you got  a spare?

[joe90]

Ive been and got a new lift pump this afternoon, for £20 it was a bargin and wont take too long to change, will let you know if it solves the problem

[Manicminer]

On some older vehicles there used to be a filter on the end of the pipe in the tank. This used to block and starve the vehicle of fuel. Blow down the fuel line and see if there is resistance or not.

[ian_s]

whatever you do, dont suck!
i did it once and ended up vomiting for several hours
not nice

[lobster]

when the landy gets up to temperature and after slow lane section it wont idle, and stalls.

call me an idiot, but theres no harm in checking.... choke prob?  ive also got an old pug 205 with a REAL nasty choke, and if the choke is left out (maybe a prob with the linkage on ur choke that leaves it open???) the car wouldnt restart when hot, and stalled at idle when hot.

as for the fuel line, search me.  i dont know heaps bout landie engines, but thought id try n help anyway!!!!!!

goode luck

[joe90]

Put a new lift pump and glass filter bowl on this morning, and it seems to have cured the problem! woundering whats next to break on the old gal!

Off to billing tomorrow, see some of you there, look for the Disco reg P952WAX

[hobbit]

Who knows, at least its workig again, just pray and drive