Hot start issue

alolympic South East Posts: 1,809	Hot start issue alolympic @alolympic
	May 31, 2015 8:11:50 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Hi guys, Got an annoying hot start issue which is making it a bit unpractical running the car at the moment. Cold starts fine. Once up to running temperature however, it never sparks. So, a few more details.; The car is running a non ballasted coil. Fitted a brand new one to eliminate a faulty coil from the mix. Electric fuel pump. Twin Dellorto carbs. Lumen inion electronic ignition. Plugs just been cleaned and recapped. High torque starter motor. Battery is newish but not a high capacity one. The fuelling is a bit rich. Plugs were quite black. I have heard of fuel vapour lock, but still not sure if that is what I am dealing with. So, where would you guys start.
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froggy Posted a lot Posts: 1,099	Hot start issue froggy @froggy
	May 31, 2015 9:06:16 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	It's been a while but when I had side draughts it was the other way round needing a minute of tickling and the odd cough to get them to behave when the engine is cold . If it starts well i would imagine it's running very rich . Looking at the wideband in my cars the afr goes as rich as 10 afr on cold start climbing quickly to 13 after a minute . A quick test on an emissions tester would tell you more


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