Re: [alfa] GTV6 - hard start after sitting in sun

["Gwynne W. Spencer" <gwynnes1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Try a dose or 2 of heavy duty injector / combustion chamber cleaner. Your 
injectors may have dirt in them that prevent them from closing completely, 
hence leak fuel after shut down.

At 12:13 PM 11/1/2004 +1100, you wrote:
>  Hi Folks,
>
>having an issue with starting the GTV6 after it's been sitting in the
>summer sun for a period of time.  It 'seems' almost as if the injectors
>are leaking during the day, as the car floods as soon as you try to start
>it - and then it will take about 40 seconds of cranking with the throttle
>wide open to clear the engine enough for it to catch-  often only
>clearing 5 of 6 plugs - meaning you have to manually clean one to get the
>engine running smoothly again.   (wet with fuel, and a little oil or
>general gunk  - the plugs are the correct colour otherwise)
>
>I've tried opening the fuel cap in the middle of the day, to see if I
>could hear a 'phsst' as the pressure escapes - indicating a blocked air
>bleed or similar causing the system to pressurize in the heat, but that
>doesn't seem to be case - Is it possible for pressure to build just in
>the fuel rail ?   I assumed the return side had a clear path back to the
>tank, but maybe not ?
>
>The car has done this for a few years - every summer,  and many things
>have been replaced / serviced etc in this time.  The heads have been
>completely reconditioned in the last 4 months,  including
>cleaned/reconditioned injectors. (perhaps they start to leak at certain
>pressure
>
>I did wonder - if one or two plugs foul - shorting the spark - is that
>enough to disrupt the spark to the rest of the cylinders ?
>
>I guess i need to be more systematic to trace this out - just wondered if
>this makes anyone go 'Ahhhh  I had that too and it was this ..... '
>
>Cheers,
>
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