ianfordcarr
New Member
Hi, I've got the opposite problem to an earlier thread about cold starting. My 2200TC stands outside and is used very irregularly. However, even after standing for 2 or 3 weeks it always starts cleanly on full choke after 3 or 4 turns of the key and runs smoothly.
Over the last six months or so I've had three experiences where it's failed to start after driving about 6/7 miles, leaving the car for half an hour and then trying to start it. Attempting a warm restart with/without choke, with/without throttle completely fails to get even a cough out of it. It does eventually restart, without the use of either choke or throttle and with no hesitation, as if someone has just thrown a switch. On other occasions it's restarted perfectly.
The electrics should be OK, having had new coil, points, plugs and leads a couple of years ago and I believe the carb setup is OK as they were reset, balanced and Colortuned last year. I did wonder if the ignition switch is faulty and the failure to start only when warm is just a coincidence. Sadly, I don't recall if the ignition light was on during the failed starts and I didn't check for a spark.
Like all good intermittent faults I've not been able to replicate the problem in test drives, where I'm in a position to get a proper look at it, so any comments gratefully received.
Ian
ps I'm not suggesting there are any dark forces at play here, but the starting problem has only happened three times and each time it was in the same B&Q car park.....................Hmmmmmm!!
Over the last six months or so I've had three experiences where it's failed to start after driving about 6/7 miles, leaving the car for half an hour and then trying to start it. Attempting a warm restart with/without choke, with/without throttle completely fails to get even a cough out of it. It does eventually restart, without the use of either choke or throttle and with no hesitation, as if someone has just thrown a switch. On other occasions it's restarted perfectly.
The electrics should be OK, having had new coil, points, plugs and leads a couple of years ago and I believe the carb setup is OK as they were reset, balanced and Colortuned last year. I did wonder if the ignition switch is faulty and the failure to start only when warm is just a coincidence. Sadly, I don't recall if the ignition light was on during the failed starts and I didn't check for a spark.
Like all good intermittent faults I've not been able to replicate the problem in test drives, where I'm in a position to get a proper look at it, so any comments gratefully received.
Ian
ps I'm not suggesting there are any dark forces at play here, but the starting problem has only happened three times and each time it was in the same B&Q car park.....................Hmmmmmm!!