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 3249 Posts Member #: 1194 Post Whore Shropshire. |
28th Jul, 2009 at 05:08:31pm
Hi, after some more messing with the fuelling i took the car out for a blast last night, stopped for a few minutes but it wouldn’t start back up.. im sure i could hear the fuel boiling in the carb.
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 667 Posts Member #: 5232 Post Whore basingstoke |
28th Jul, 2009 at 05:16:56pm
I always thought hot start issues were due to a reluctance to actually turn over? I know mine turns over MUCH faster when it's hot.
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Forum Mod 10980 Posts Member #: 17 ***16*** SouthPark, Colorado |
28th Jul, 2009 at 05:25:39pm
It has been done many times.
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 7265 Posts Member #: 1268 The Boom Boom speaker Police! Essex |
28th Jul, 2009 at 05:25:46pm
Having a turbo directly beneath the carb at a few hundred degrees helps to increase the temp somewhat.
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 16540 Posts Member #: 4241 King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
28th Jul, 2009 at 05:30:29pm
I've seen pic of one on a nice green mini van. Have a search... On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it 
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3249 Posts Member #: 1194 Post Whore Shropshire. |
28th Jul, 2009 at 06:36:18pm
On 28th Jul, 2009 theoneeyedlizard said:
Have you got a heatshield on the carb Mark? yeah.. but its not the best. might try the fans then, already have the pump wired to the fuel pressure switch so not sure if i want to stick an inline switch in as well. did have a search but couldn’t find the pic of the mini van.. |
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3249 Posts Member #: 1194 Post Whore Shropshire. |
28th Jul, 2009 at 06:37:56pm
On 28th Jul, 2009 Prawn said:
Also, surely the carb doesn't get hot enough to boil the fuel in the float? I know it's n/a, but my weber is STONE cold after an enthusiastic drive.... surely the carb won't be reaching temps much above the average charge temp? welcome to the world of turbo's :) |
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 4633 Posts Member #: 20 My sister is so fit I won't show anyone her picture Lake District |
28th Jul, 2009 at 06:55:59pm
Press the throttle wide open when cranking the engine for a hot start. Obviously quickly let the throttle off once it fires.
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3249 Posts Member #: 1194 Post Whore Shropshire. |
29th Jul, 2009 at 05:15:08pm
On 28th Jul, 2009 Turbo Phil said:
Press the throttle wide open when cranking the engine for a hot start. Obviously quickly let the throttle off once it fires. Never have any trouble when I do this, infact it's the recommended procedure in the Metro Turbo handbook. Cheers Phil, probably down to my inexperience of using the car then.. |
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2496 Posts Member #: 1954 Post Whore Luton Bedfordshire |
29th Jul, 2009 at 09:17:23pm
Rover did this to the Maestro Turbo. I have the complete set up in a box somewhere. Edited by Mr Joshua on 29th Jul, 2009. Own the day
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 5329 Posts Member #: 140 Proven 200+bhp & Avon Park 05,06,07 Class D 3rd place |
29th Jul, 2009 at 11:41:22pm
yes a fan will be good, some turbo cars have then. Have you done the old carb trick of getting rid of the bio metallic strip on the jet? this isn't ideal for hot starts. Best 1/4 mile 13.2 seconds @116 mph
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3594 Posts Member #: 655 Post Whore Northern Ireland |
30th Jul, 2009 at 01:08:51pm
Ideally, drive about for a bit to let things cool down before shutting off.
9.85 @ 145mph
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493 Posts Member #: 3894 Senior Member sallys gap. garden of Ireland |
30th Jul, 2009 at 10:19:57pm
or possibly an escape path for the heat through a vented bonnet
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 1105 Posts Member #: 1504 Post Whore Westbury, Wiltshire |
30th Jul, 2009 at 11:44:38pm
Loads good comments in here:
Minivanless, but reluctantly happy living with the decision. There'll be another one day.
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 3329 Posts Member #: 184 Senior Member Melton Mowbray, Pie Country |
31st Jul, 2009 at 08:20:16am
We had this exact problem on the TT years back. It is not a matter of cooling the car down before shutting off as it is the heat soak that causes the problem. We sometimes had to pour water over the carb to get it started.
http://www.twin-turbo.co.uk
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3249 Posts Member #: 1194 Post Whore Shropshire. |
31st Jul, 2009 at 09:22:03am
cheers chaps, plenty i can do to help this then. |
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3594 Posts Member #: 655 Post Whore Northern Ireland |
31st Jul, 2009 at 02:02:41pm
On 30th Jul, 2009 1972-ANGUS said:
or possibly an escape path for the heat through a vented bonnet interesting, does anyone have a good pic of this done on a standard T3 setup???? Ive never seen a heat shield on the plenum either if anyone has a pic handy?? please please!!! 
Regards Colin I drilled a series of holes above my car in the bonnet.....which at the time seemed like an ok idea. With hindhsight it looked totally shite. A proper grill or louvre of some sort would be more appropriate. Although contradictory to above, I found that driving normally for a couple of minutes before shutdown, meant that it always re-started upon request. If you shutdown with the turbo glowing....there were times I had to wait some 20-30mins before it would re-start. Although I did keep a bottle of water in the car as well.... 9.85 @ 145mph
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 3692 Posts Member #: 1833 Formally mini_majic Auckland, New Zealand |
31st Jul, 2009 at 02:07:35pm
Could this be the main reason for the ERA bonnet vent... |
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3329 Posts Member #: 184 Senior Member Melton Mowbray, Pie Country |
31st Jul, 2009 at 04:12:16pm
On 31st Jul, 2009 stevieturbo said:
Although contradictory to above, I found that driving normally for a couple of minutes before shutdown, meant that it always re-started upon request. I think the problem with ours was that between runs was maybe an hours tops two hours so it never really cooled hence the starting problems, also I think that the GRP bonnet insulates much better than metal one, although that is just a guess. http://www.twin-turbo.co.uk
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493 Posts Member #: 3894 Senior Member sallys gap. garden of Ireland |
1st Aug, 2009 at 11:13:17pm
On 31st Jul, 2009 stevieturbo said:
though contradictory to above, I found that driving normally for a couple of minutes before shutdown, meant that it always re-started upon request. lol what are we like? "driving normally" lol i know what you mean. |
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