i really am sstumped i have an engine but when i try to start it it jusdt wont start it fires every now and then but wont run i have spark have fuel pumpen and have tried some aerostart stuff and i really dont know why it wont start any one have any ideas???? they will be greatly appreciated.

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1964 smooth roof panel van
1967 Mk 1 X-Police cooper s
1970 mini k
1975 leyland

check timing isn't to far retarded

Is the distributer set correctly and have you got the plug leads the right way around ? Remember the rotor button goes anti-clockwise and the plugs fire 1-3-4-2 , if you set it thinking it goes clockwise it will fart and cough but probably not fire .

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Make sure a Telegraph Pole hasn't fallen onto your engine bay.

Does it seem any more or less likely to fire with aerostart?

Like the other guys suggest, i'd be looking at the ignition side

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Dean Hutton's first car was a Mini.

You can get it to start with the leads "clockwise".
My son proved it

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Too many cars, and too little time.

you sound like your having the same issue i was

http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic ... highlight=

My problem was caused by a small piece of metal fragment stuck in the carburettor which was preventing the pin from lifting. Chamber came off, bit of cleaning, back together again. Done and finished.

aerostart doesnt affect it at all. leads are correct points set right valves done right good spark. when you say prevented pin from lifting what do you mean?

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1964 smooth roof panel van
1967 Mk 1 X-Police cooper s
1970 mini k
1975 leyland

Check the dissy isn't 180 degrees out if you've just refitted it.

Also check you actually have 12 voilts at start. If less you may still get a spark but not enough of one to fire the engine up.

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Slide
1965 Mini Van (1360)
1970 Mk2 Cooper S (1310)
1978 Rover SD1 V8 (4.6)
1996 Land Rover Discovery V8 (4.0)

If it hasnt been running for a long time sometimes they can be hard to start & when you get them going they take a few good revs to clear them out & make them idle & rev properly. A trick we used at NMP to start our imported "scrap yard" A+ engines when they were being a pain to start was to 24 volt the starter motor, they would fire up every time.

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If already having a nice day please disregard.

dizzy is right.its a new motor had rit running last week and now it wont start and i have no idea why.if it is blocked and not letting fuel in where would it be blocked?

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1964 smooth roof panel van
1967 Mk 1 X-Police cooper s
1970 mini k
1975 leyland

Valves Riding? Check valve clearance...
Manifold vacuum leak?

Dave

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So it was running and you have not changed a thing and it will not run. Now you have been turning it over and over and it will not start.

Check the spark plugs. Pull a plug out and sit it against the head with the lead in place and see if the plug sparks.

have reset valves

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1964 smooth roof panel van
1967 Mk 1 X-Police cooper s
1970 mini k
1975 leyland

OK , back to basic's , it's a new motor and has run , have you changed anything since it last ran , how did it run last time (hot ? slow revving ? Well ? ) , how long ago did it run ? Any chance of water getting into the fuel tank since then ? Maybe take a spark plug out and see if it's wet with fuel or bone dry ?

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