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chad2k
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Registered: 22nd Jun 10
Location: birmingham
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3rd Jul 10 at 03:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
hello i brought a corsa b 1.2 16v for £200 the thing is its been stood still for i think 2 years, engine had seized but now is turning over agen it had a 5ers worth of petrol in there and i was useing that to try and start her, she wants to go but wont go just cuts out, ive use ma head and brought some fresh petrol to mix in with the old, ive cleaned the spark plugs and coil pack, and now im at the stage where she turns over wants to start wants to go but fails to fully start
cheers chad
Scotty C
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Registered: 6th Nov 05
Location: Kidderminster Drives: 1.6 16v Sport
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3rd Jul 10 at 06:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Undo the airbox and spray some brake cleaner into the inlet whilst someone is turning it over
AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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3rd Jul 10 at 06:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
fuel filter....
is the fuel pump ok
is it getting fuel
fit new plugs (cheap as chips)


basically give it a damn good service

If the engine had seized though, it wont just fix itself
chad2k
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3rd Jul 10 at 07:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
brake cleaner into the inlet whilst someone is turning it over? that safe m8?
fuel is gettin to it i have to keep taking the coil pack and plug out to clean keeep flooding it
AlunJ
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Location: Newport
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3rd Jul 10 at 07:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Carb cleaner would probably do the same job.
Archie
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Registered: 18th Dec 07
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3rd Jul 10 at 07:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Are you sure its not the headgasket, sounds like the bores could be filling with water if it was 'seized' and now magically turns.
chad2k
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Registered: 22nd Jun 10
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3rd Jul 10 at 07:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
no headgasket hasent gone check that loads of times, i had to get a lorry battre and a battre from a running car on plugs to do it, did take bit of a long time but she turnd over in the end, shes been stud still for bout 2 years, im thinkin its the immobiliser, but the chip is in the key etc weard

 
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