bobothebear
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Mine was being stupid the other morning when it was very foggy and damp.
It was acting much the same.
We checked everything and got nowhere.
In the end we jump started it but it was more a case of foot on the throttle and hold the ignition on for bloody ages which I didnt think was the best idea but my dad sed just do it anyway, you could hear it wanting to go. Then all of a sudden it did.
Have you tried this rather crude method.
I thought it would flood the engine but obviously not.
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bobothebear
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I've just read that post above by Black Corsa SRi and its almost what I wrote.
How bizarre????
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JayCarr
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yeah had foot to the floor and jump starting it too. just wouldnt quite start.
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Black Corsa SRi
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Originally posted by bobothebear
Mine was being stupid the other morning when it was very foggy and damp.
It was acting much the same.
We checked everything and got nowhere.
In the end we jump started it but it was more a case of foot on the throttle and hold the ignition on for bloody ages which I didnt think was the best idea but my dad sed just do it anyway, you could hear it wanting to go. Then all of a sudden it did.
Have you tried this rather crude method.
I thought it would flood the engine but obviously not.
Yeah I had to do exactly the same!
jay mate I am only guessin about the water up the grill when I was washin it (even though I cant see how I would have done that! LOL) cause there was no real reason how it got there for me either so i think it could be damp, i just left it for a while and then as I said turned it over and over for a while! Even though my car injection I had floor it to get it to start! Maybe it is just damp asu eu not used it for afew days?
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Black Corsa SRi
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quote:
Originally posted by bobothebear
I've just read that post above by Black Corsa SRi and its almost what I wrote.
How bizarre????
LOL yeah thats exactly what I thought!
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JayCarr
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yeah i thought it might be that to black corsa sri, but then again it hadnt been run for about 2months before i passed my test last month!!
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bobothebear
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We are talking a good 2 minutes plus of turning over and spluttering before mine finally started.
Just out of curiosity, Could you have put Steves old engine into your car?
Would it of fit into a Nova?
What did he do with it cos it had only done about 100 miles.
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JayCarr
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are, there was another thing, my engine management light was on the other week, but only came on for a few mins then went off nearly every day, then it would come back on? also my petrol gauge has broken, it goes all the way off the clock when first started then goes down in the red,but i know there is petrol in there because it was filled with ten pounds the last time i used it.
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JayCarr
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nah cossvaux kept it, i dunno if it would have fitted? would have been good tho. 100 miles
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Black Corsa SRi
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LOL yeah I left mine for 2 weeks in summer when I went on hol and had no probs startin. i just put it down to a freak one off or somethn. But i've put that spray on silicon stuff u can get thast u spray on to your leads and othe electrical connections to protect them from water/dampe etc, as the previsou owner had done this and it was gettin old and weathered, and not had the prob again since! touch wood! LOL
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JayCarr
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we wre doing it for a few hours, not constantly but checking one thing, starting it, checking another thing, starting it.
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Black Corsa SRi
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oh and the petrol gague sounds like it could be the sender mate!
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JayCarr
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black corsa sri theres one problem hopefully solved
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bobothebear
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If the Engine Management light come on randomly can't you take it to a vauxhall garage and they get some kind of reading off of the ECU to tell you what it believes the fault is.
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JayCarr
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i dunno can you?
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Black Corsa SRi
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yeah could be a good idea but he gotta get it started first! if it turns out to be just damp I wouldnt bover cause EM lights r known to flash on and off sometimes for unknown reasons on some cars (i only talkin a few seconds here) when there not really a rpob. I would only worry about it if it stays on and starts flashin on and off regularly or when u do somethin (ie only comes on when ya floor it! LOL) but if u cant get ya car started it may be worth gettin fault code read cause the fault may be what stoppin it starting!
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Black Corsa SRi
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quote:
Originally posted by jaynova
i dunno can you?
LOL yeah u can!
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JayCarr
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yeah its not just on for a few seconds, more like a few minutes. yeah if i can get it started then it might be a good idea!
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bobothebear
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Just checked my Haynes manual. And you can do that. I would do that as a last resort though. Probably cost 50 quid and tell you jack shit
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JayCarr
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yeah they'd say there was nothing wrong just to con money outta me!! just coz i got a nova!!
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Black Corsa SRi
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Yeah it is about 50 quid at vaux i'd try find a private garage that does it cheaper, but they need special equipement! or u can do it yourself theres a site that tells ya wat the fault codes mean and how to read em heres the link:
http://www.knighta.f9.co.uk/info/fault_codes/fault_codes.htm
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JayCarr
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that looks complicated i could give it a go though if all else fails!
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Black Corsa SRi
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LOl yeah I not tried it myself jsut somethin I've come across on here hopefully i'll never have to use it! LOL
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JayCarr
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does any one else know what it could be?
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JayCarr
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bttt
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