Hey all. Cheezel has been sitting in the garage for 7 weeks due to lack of time and possible head gasket prob! Was running 7 weeks ago now won't start! Replaced battery was totaly dead she will turn over but not kick! Have checked distributor, fuel lines, wiring, spark plugs, blah blah blah! Got a kick yesterday for a whole 3 seconds that was it! What to do????? Am now using a jump starter battery for extra kick

Provided nothing has changed ie plug leads etc - check that the plugs are not wet or fouled. Then use aerostart or start ya bastard down the carby - if its going to start, that will start it.

Check all the obvious things first , open the points manually with the ign on , is there a spark , check for spark at the plugs , is there fuel getting to the carb etc . Was there anything you weredoing to it before it was parked up ? Check the ign barrel , is there too much play in it , will it start if you hold the key "straight" into the barrel rather than just turning it and allowing any sag in the mechanism to pull the key down slightly ? Check the crimp on terminals that go onto the starter solenoid , they may be corroded and need a clean . Should be something simple if it was running before , but often the simple faults are the worst to find .... Good luck and let us know how it goes .

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Actually , as Mike said , check plugs , after re-reading your post it could be plugs if you do have a head gsaket failure , though it would normally only knock a couple of cylinders , not all , but everythings worth checking at this stage till you can narrow it down a bit .

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Okay! got her to run for about a whole minute ran like dogs balls though will keep perservering though! Determined not to get it towed!

Sometimes you're better to get it towed than screw the engine. If there's only something minor wrong that will cause more damage, you could be better off paying $60 for a tow.

When we bought my mini, we were told she didn't start - got her started at home with some gentle screwdriver coaxing and isolated the problem - cylinder four seems to have a broken gudeon pin, and a blown head gasket.

is the petrol still fine in the tank, it isn't low and picking up sediment fromt he bottom of the tank is it?

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Just a thought , you haven't had any mates around who may have switched 2 of your plug leads around as a joke ? Also check the distributer isn't loose and turning .

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Finally got a total start from her after threatening to sell her! Blew smaoke like a trooper just to piss me off even more! Watched the water happily drain from the radiator into the engine! Dip stick is a nice shade of beige at the moment. She gonna be towed hopefully next wednesday to LINK for repairs! Thank god engine still under warranty period! Thanks all for advice

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