1.7D difficult to start after a few days unused

[AdrianC]

Just because you have volts does not always necessarily mean you have current, do the maths.

Very true. My multimeter doesn't go to 50A, though.

But it starts from stone cold first time, straight onto all four, if it's only been parked for a couple of days. If it's been parked longer, then no matter how many times you glow, it'll just chuff and chug until it does start - eventually - then it's straight onto all four.

[ajsimmo]

My money's on the drive shaft seal. Let's air in very slowly over time. A hand primer placed inline between pump and filter can pressurise fuel and see if seal leaks. Need to remove cambelt cover to see it though. When folks fit a new non-return valve and say it's fixed, it's often just a sticking plaster for this fault.

[AdrianC]

My money's on the drive shaft seal. Let's air in very slowly over time. A hand primer placed inline between pump and filter can pressurise fuel and see if seal leaks. Need to remove cambelt cover to see it though. When folks fit a new non-return valve and say it's fixed, it's often just a sticking plaster for this fault.

Thanks, Andy.

I tried to start it again yesterday, to move it out the way of the guy emptying the septic tank. Flattened the battery. Tried to jump it off the battery from our van. Nope. Tried to jump it from the 205. Nope. Tried to jump it from the Shogun. Nope. But the Shogun's run out of brake fluid... <sigh> So he just ran the hoover hose past it... 800 gallons later... Slurp, Slurk...

[AdrianC]

Can anybody confirm the diameter of the fuel pipe, please? Save me chopping the pipe first... Is it 8mm?