Re: Hot starting problem, the final catch 22

["pcsolutions" <pcsolutions@mindspring.com>]

> I will never cease to be amazed at the antics of some Jaguar
designers. I
> am of course entirely ignorant of the ins and outs of the SIII or
indeed
> any other six, but I do find this more than a little strange - my
SII V12s
> never have the slightest trouble with "stuck injectors" - but one
thing
> they double do need is to run the fuel pump for well over half a
minute
> before hot starting, to drive the vapour lock out of the injection
rails
> and get some petrol to the injectors (except on cold winter days).
- Jan

One thing that can be done to ease starts is to cycle the key on for
3 to 4 seconds and off again, repeat this 5 or 6 times.  The purpose?
 The computer runs the fuel pump for 2 seconds to pump fresh fuel
into the fuel rail before the engine starts, if the cycle is repeated
you are insured there is plenty of fuel for a quicker start. This
assumes there are no problems with the fuel system or the ECU.  I do
this myself after I have replaced the fuel filter or had the fuel
system open for any reason. On one car I worked on awhile back I
wired a small low current indicator lamp in parallel with the fuel
pump wires so the owner could see when the fuel pump had current.

This can also greatly extend the life of the starter on a hard to
start car. Cold or hot.

Tim

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