I had a quick look at my front nearside *disk on Saturday. I jacked up that corner of the car, did some work and then lowered the car back on on to the driveway. On Sunday morning, the engine turned over but wouldn't start. After waiting for a bit and some prolonged twiddling of the ignition-key, the engine finally fired and ran smoothly. I was wondering if jacking the car at a strange angle can cause the fuel-line to fill up with air? Maybe turning the engine over "primed" the fuel-line? I had similar problems in the past with an old Alfa Spider and was wondering if anyone in Copenworld had experienced a similar problem. ...not having the luxury of a 4-post ramp * The brake disk was as rough as the proverbial badger's a***.
Ah-Ha! Yes, maybe I did flood the engine. When I got the car off the jack, I started the car to park it in a space on the driveway. I maybe only ran the engine for 5 or 10 seconds before turning it off. The fuel injection may have squirted a lot of rich mixture into the engine just before it was switched off, and again when I attempted to start the car on the following day. If it happens again, I'll check for wet spark-plugs. I suppose that the lesson is that if I start the car at all, I should run it for some time to avoid filling the bores with cold, condensed petrol. I would also avoid aggressive engine-wear when cold-starting. Seems more plausible than my air-bubble in the fuel-line theory :O) Thanks!
