For reference, old thread on Bosch pump / spacer - https://www.a2oc.net/community/inde...h-bosch-tandem-pump-adaptor.42254/post-383423
Cheers Spike
Cheers Spike
Thanks to the man who asked about "pointing downhill". In the two cases it hasn't started it has been pointing uphill. The first time slightly and this time quite steep.
I took my life and my reputation with my neighbours in my hands a freewheeled backwards down the hill and into a little entrance where the car was pointing downhill. I then tried the suggested method of starting and it started on the 4th or 5th turn, much to my happiness. And it's now parked facing downhill.
So, is it the pump or something else? There is no smell of fuel so I'm not sure.
How long does the pump change take for an experienced mechanic?
Thanks to all for your contributions.
Roughly crank for 10 and pause maybe for ten seconds, do this three or four times then have a longer break.Replying to my own post here:
What is the suggested method for starting? (in red above) I mention it here but it's not in this thread. IIRC it was something like crank for 10 secs then wait for 30 secs.
As you can probably guess it's happened again.
No, I didn't. The problem went away, or at least I thought it had, as the car is mainly parked down hill. I think also the problems with the flywheel/clutch overshadowed it. I have noticed that some people mention a non-return valve, so I will investigate that.Did you not fit a new tandem.pump then?
Didn't look. The symptoms are identical to last time.Any fault lamps? Does the rev counter move when cranking?
Mine toNot totally correct. The Bosch pump and the LUK pump where fitted to the amf engines cars in the uk
Only when the bhc and atl engines came in was only the LUK pump fitted due to a clash with the electronic ASV fitted to the bhc and atl engines
The Bosch pump is consider to be more reliable but I had an LUK pump never changed on an amf engine at 289,000 and it was totally leak free
Paul
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