timmyb
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| posted on 24/8/06 at 06:31 PM |
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R1 Indy random stalling/failing to start
Hi Guys!
Sorry to post a question that I#'m sure some of you have answered 1001 times, but a search didn't turn anything up.
My R1 Indy is misbehaving... I've taken her for a spin - nothing strenuous, just a normal drive, and as I've come to a point where
I'm letting the revs drop below 4krpm, she's stuttered and died. Stamping on the throttle did nothing, but back off a bit semed to make
her jump into life for a split second before dieing.
Once stalled, she wouldn't idle on restarting for a good 5 mins.
As I said, this has happened to me twice in the last couple of days. One possible contributary factor could be that the fuel's running low in
the tank - far from empty, but lowish. Are they prone to getting fuel starvation at all?
Can anyone shed any light/sympathy/similar stories?
Many thanks 
Tim
[Edited on 24/8/06 by timmyb]
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DIY Si
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| posted on 24/8/06 at 06:32 PM |
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Do you have a good fuel filter?
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
My new blog: http://spritecave.blogspot.co.uk/
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timmyb
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| posted on 24/8/06 at 06:34 PM |
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It's running a standard filter, car's only 1000 miles old, so should be fine
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DIY Si
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| posted on 24/8/06 at 06:36 PM |
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was the filter new when fitted? It might be worth checking just in case. Is there anything about it stalling that's not random? Ie high temp,
turning left etc?
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
My new blog: http://spritecave.blogspot.co.uk/
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timmyb
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| posted on 24/8/06 at 06:37 PM |
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I'll double check, but I've got a receipt for the new part.
Nothing random at all - other than it occuring on two occasions after driving at dual carriageway speeds then coming to pootling speeds. It'll
last for 5 mins (starting then immediate stalling) and pass as if nothing happened...
Tim
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timmyb
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| posted on 24/8/06 at 06:43 PM |
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All seems new in the filter department.
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JoelP
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| posted on 24/8/06 at 06:54 PM |
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what does it idle at when behaving? Id check the pump is on form, and turn the idle up slightly.
carb or inj?
[Edited on 24/8/06 by JoelP]
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Andy W
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| posted on 24/8/06 at 08:33 PM |
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Just had a similar problem, car died a couple of times but would restart after a couple of minutes. Traced it to be a dodgy fuel pump.
Andy
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timmyb
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| posted on 24/8/06 at 08:50 PM |
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Idle's fine when normal. I'll double check the idle speed though.
Thanks for your input too Andy, I'll get my hands on a spare fuel pump just in case.
Cheers guys
Tim
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timmyb
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| posted on 26/8/06 at 06:15 AM |
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Just for info guys, my initial thoughts were confirmed - she doesn't seem to like runing on les than 1/4 tank of fuel. All's fine since
filling her up yesterday.
All the same, a replacement fuel pump is enroute
Thanks for the input thought guys
Tim
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