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Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 3:57 pm 
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yeah, in the morning the initial start is fine...but after the car is driven a fair distance..and the engine get warm...when i try to start it again... the engine barely wants to start....

the engine is turning though...

i've changed the spark plugs

sometimes i give the accle a pump abd then she starts....

the car is worse on hot days...

any ideas?
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Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 6:44 pm 
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This is a similar problem my car suffered. Took on most hot days/after driving about two goes to get it going. A few weeks later the fuel pump s**t itself, was a scary experince, (though dad was driving) lost steering and brakes, went straight on as we were turning the corner. But id say it may be the fuel pump.

 

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Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 8:00 pm 
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call it a hunch.. but try turning key to ACC position for half a second before you fully turn the key and it'l start first time every time. on mine and a few others it does anyway

 

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Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 8:12 pm 
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This is a similar problem my car suffered. Took on most hot days/after driving about two goes to get it going. A few weeks later the fuel pump s**t itself, was a scary experince, (though dad was driving) lost steering and brakes, went straight on as we were turning the corner. But id say it may be the fuel pump.


Steering goes hard, but its not undriveable :p especially not when moving. And if you lose brakes, youre in big trouble.... There should be a non return line installed so that you dont lose vacuum once the motor turns off. Should be enough vacuum left for a few presses of the brake pedal

 

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Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 8:15 pm 
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Yeah the steering became extremely heavy and dad only just turned it, as it was going up hill, and he didnt expect it. The brakes yeah they had a lil left in them at the time, but after that they kinda went to the s**t, but were still working.

 

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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:52 am 
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I have this problem at the moment, starts first time in the mornings, but once driven if it sits for more than 30mins its hard to start, have to press the accelerator a little. Injectors and Fuel Filter were replaced 15ks ago and fuel pump about 25ks ago. I'm gonna replace the leads dizzy cap and plugs soon, will let you know.

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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 8:29 pm 
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call it a hunch.. but try turning key to ACC position for half a second before you fully turn the key and it'l start first time every time. on mine and a few others it does anyway


F**k' hell, that's some front bar dude!

What bodykit is that?

Yeah, I have the same problem, on hot days especially ...annoys the crap outta me!

Might have to try the key thing ...why do you think it works?

 

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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:04 pm 
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might even be dirty injectors, throttle body, idle valve.
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Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:55 pm 
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markr154 wrote:
F**k' hell, that's some front bar dude!

What bodykit is that?


Thanks man, its a custom kit moulded from the front/rear bar on a Mustang Cobra

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Might have to try the key thing ...why do you think it works?


I had the same problem on my car and it really did my head in coz it was completely intermittent and couldnt find a pattern of when it would happen. No mechanic or even ford themselves could give a definitive solution. One day i turned to acc, then turned on a sec later and it fired up straight, so as a joke thought to myself "what if that makes it work".. funny enough it NEVER happened after i started turning the key differently. The day i try turn the key normally it will struggle to start.

Since then i have talked to at least 6 or 7 EF/EL owners with the same problem, and when i tell them what i do they all tell me that it works! My mechanic puts it down to some sort of strange electrical fault that would probably cost more to diagnose/fix than what its worth.

... And thats why i think it could work :D

 

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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 12:14 am 
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Do you leave it on ACC or IGN for a sec or two - if it's the fuel system it might take a sec to prime properly?
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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 3:02 am 
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I thought that as well at one point, but im not too sure. I leave it on long enough that the petrol/temp gauges flick into position, which i think is approx 1 second if not lower..

 

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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 3:28 am 
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I thought that as well at one point, but im not too sure. I leave it on long enough that the petrol/temp gauges flick into position, which i think is approx 1 second if not lower..


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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 2:23 pm 
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unfortunately gotta dj for a lunch party tomorrow, so wont be able to make it.. i hope to be at the next one!

 

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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 2:31 pm 
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is the turning of the key thing because the fule pump is up to presure when the motor is fired

 

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