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Post by dialup2001 on Feb 14, 2015 18:25:36 GMT 1
My god, if only I was closer I would love to have come over and got it going!
I would start by removing the petrol feed to the carburetor and have someone turn the engine over a couple of times just 2 seconds say, and just check there is petrol pumping out (might want to catch it in a bowl).
Is the petrol ok?
When was it last running?
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Post by gainsb1 on Feb 14, 2015 18:50:10 GMT 1
Hmmm.... this is intriguing! 
Did the AA man check that ALL the plugs were sparking? It may sound daft but since the mid 80's nearly all cars went over to fuel injection and I wonder if a carb. is an unknown quantity to the AA patrols? If fuel and sparks are good, then I still reckon it could be the choke.
Keep us posted.
Leigh (Area rep)
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Post by Al Ramone on Feb 15, 2015 10:25:44 GMT 1
You did put the plug leads back on the right way round didn't you?
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Post by bluebird on Feb 15, 2015 18:54:08 GMT 1
Yeah petrol coming out. I even tried putting petrol in the carbretter. Still never started. I took it from birmingham to London. Brought it back. A few days later when car wash got it washed. Nd parked it back up. After that it never wanted to start. So then I changed the fuel filter and spark plugs still no luck. Since then It sitting in my drive way. It's absolutely mint out side and inside. And engine only covered 67000 miles since new. I have got full history and all previous mots with car. But I can't see a receipt for the timing belt. Can it be the timing belt. The car wants to start but doesn't start. Fire up okay but no start. I have a feeling it could be the choke but I don't know how to check it.
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Post by dialup2001 on Feb 15, 2015 19:00:32 GMT 1
No way the timing belt, AA man, even a dumb one, would know the tell tale "Trabant engine turning over" sound that a car with a snapped cam belt sounds like.
As Al said, are you sure the plug leads are the right way round? How do you know you have a spark?
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Post by bluebird on Feb 16, 2015 15:01:16 GMT 1
I now the spark plugs leads are okay cuz the aa guy said they sparking. I don't have a clue what else it could be.
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Post by Al Ramone on Feb 16, 2015 19:18:25 GMT 1
Sounds like you need a mobile mechanic to come out to check it over.
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Post by bluebird on Feb 19, 2015 20:32:41 GMT 1
Great news finally started. It was the timing was out a bit. I took it to get a new starter motor the guy who was putting in the starter motor had a few bluebirds years ago so he knew quite a bit and he took of the spark plugs leads nd put them in the original order and also corrected the timing on it. So know it starts first time.
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Post by dialup2001 on Feb 19, 2015 22:17:38 GMT 1
That's great!
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Post by colin57 on Sept 27, 2015 12:12:21 GMT 1
did you mix the leads up?
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