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Vehicle & Technical => Range Rover => Topic started by: CHOPPER 4X4 on December 28, 2006, 21:40:09

Title: Running like a bag of spanners
Post by: CHOPPER 4X4 on December 28, 2006, 21:40:09: Hi all
I have bought a 1989 rr, It has been standing for a year. Was running fine up untill me trying to start it when I bought it. I drained the old fuel off, put new petrol in It started but wont tick over if i hold the loud pedal down there is a delay in it reving but then it will get to the revs and sit there missing but remains quite stable. If i rev it over 5 grand it wont miss and sounds smooth, but I drop the revs a bit it will cut out altogther and not start again for about 30 mins. I have changed the plug. It is a 3.5 efi auto. Can anyone help please.
Title: Running like a bag of spanners
Post by: bezzabsa on December 28, 2006, 21:44:16: will probably want a good run through with cleaner or redex.. nasty stuff old petrol - goes like varnish and blocks small holes very well!!!
Title: Running like a bag of spanners
Post by: jpc on December 28, 2006, 22:07:18: silly thing but ht leads in good nick? made a world of difference with mine + loads of redex!! HTH :D
Title: Running like a bag of spanners
Post by: VogueSe_paul on December 28, 2006, 22:19:42: sounds like the ing amplifer (silver box bolted on nr inner wing
Title: Running like a bag of spanners
Post by: CHOPPER 4X4 on December 28, 2006, 22:57:33: Hi all The leads look ok but that means nothing, I did'nt wont to go buying different parts and it not cure the problem parts soon mount up and it starts getting expensive.
Title: Running like a bag of spanners
Post by: disco-v8 on December 29, 2006, 01:49:07: alot of people usualy say HT leads and the normal stuff like that....

but why not try looking at the engine to chassis earth lead.....

not the engine to body lead, the one near the amplifier as mine had the bad running after i reconed the engine.... it wud run fine until about 30mins of running then it wud missfire like a bitch and wud hardly pull off.... i wud have to put it into neutral run the boIIox off it over 5000RPM then put it into drive, i thought of everything it may have been but nothing made sence.......

with my dad been an electrician he told me it could have been a dodgy earth but i kept telling him it had a good earth going from the engine to the body near the amplifier,l then he went on to say stuff i didnt understand, but basicaly that might not have been good enough

found out that the body to chassis cable had snaped, fixed it and guess what, it ran ace again......

its the one near the battery and goes close to the starter motor as it the quickest way to the starter motor when u turn the key....

try it it might help
Title: Running like a bag of spanners
Post by: CHOPPER 4X4 on December 31, 2006, 00:33:26: Hi All
Thanks for all your help, Hopefully I will be able to sort it now.