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Hi,

I`ve started having problems with my normally reliable 1.9 petrol engine. Over a weekend away it cold started fine and ran for 30-40 mins without problem. Then when trying to restart the engine `hot`, it starts, runs for a minute and then stalls and refuses to restart. After much playing around, manually checking fuel pump etc it restarts and lets me get on my way (it did this twice). On the return journey home it cold started fine and got back to my drive after 90 mins without problem. I went back out after 10 mins and it started OK so I left it ticking over and it stalled after a minute and then would not restart. I left it two hours and tried again and it started fine after cranking the engine over for a bit. I`m guessing its some sort of fuel problem but the pump is pretty new and pumps petrol when worked by hand; the engine runs when hot (we sat in traffic for 15 mins) it just wont start hot.
Apologies if this has been covered before but any advice on what to check would be welcome.

Could it be the choke? Not doing what it should?

Are you starting it properly....have you got the original owners manual? If I remember correctly, hot engines need to be started foot to the floor. I have 2 carburetted engines, and they have the pedal to the metal hot start.

Em
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pump maybe good, but is the pump push-rod the correct llength?
must be 100mm - any less and the pump aint pumping fully.
could also be the carb electrics, bad connection on the idle shut off solenoid will kill it at tickover but not really stop driving ability.

change the fuel filter, they are only pence, and may look ok but still be blocked within

Hi,
Thanks for your suggestions. While the world watches THE wedding, I`ll be enjoying myself.
I`ll let you know how far I get.

Cheers Julz.