88 300ce wont start!
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88 300CE
88 300ce wont start!
Hey,
I got an 88 300 CE that recently has been running rough when cold, and now wont start. It has good spark to the plugs, but they are soaked with fuel. I removed the plugs, let the combustion chambers air out over night, reinstalled them the next day, and cranked for 5 seconds, no start. I checked the plugs again, SOAKED in fuel again.
I have no experience with mechanical fuel injection but have my suspicions on the cold start injector from what ive read about the "K" and "KE" fuel systems.
ANY help will be apreciated, Thanks
I got an 88 300 CE that recently has been running rough when cold, and now wont start. It has good spark to the plugs, but they are soaked with fuel. I removed the plugs, let the combustion chambers air out over night, reinstalled them the next day, and cranked for 5 seconds, no start. I checked the plugs again, SOAKED in fuel again.
I have no experience with mechanical fuel injection but have my suspicions on the cold start injector from what ive read about the "K" and "KE" fuel systems.
ANY help will be apreciated, Thanks
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From similar experience, change your cap and rotor and it will start. You may have spark but you really dont. It has happened to me and this solved my problem. It was also running badly and changing it made night and days difference.
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Cap, Rotor, plugs, and wires are all recent. Within the last 6 months. I will take it out and inspect it, but if there was a problem I dont think there would be a bright blue spark.
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Not very technical?
This forum isnt very technical... If i was putting rims on, or painting my grill I would have had 10x the replies. Hmmm, whats the German equivalent of a ricer?
Anyway, I found the problem
Anyway, I found the problem
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Originally Posted by 300 COUPE
This forum isnt very technical... If i was putting rims on, or painting my grill I would have had 10x the replies. Hmmm, whats the German equivalent of a ricer?
Anyway, I found the problem
Anyway, I found the problem
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Originally Posted by 300 COUPE
Hey,
I got an 88 300 CE that recently has been running rough when cold, and now wont start. It has good spark to the plugs, but they are soaked with fuel. I removed the plugs, let the combustion chambers air out over night, reinstalled them the next day, and cranked for 5 seconds, no start. I checked the plugs again, SOAKED in fuel again.
I have no experience with mechanical fuel injection but have my suspicions on the cold start injector from what ive read about the "K" and "KE" fuel systems.
ANY help will be apreciated, Thanks
I got an 88 300 CE that recently has been running rough when cold, and now wont start. It has good spark to the plugs, but they are soaked with fuel. I removed the plugs, let the combustion chambers air out over night, reinstalled them the next day, and cranked for 5 seconds, no start. I checked the plugs again, SOAKED in fuel again.
I have no experience with mechanical fuel injection but have my suspicions on the cold start injector from what ive read about the "K" and "KE" fuel systems.
ANY help will be apreciated, Thanks
There is an awesome book on Bosch fuel injection systems that covers the kind you have. It was definitely a must-have when I had a VW with K Jetronic.
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Originally Posted by 300 COUPE
This forum isnt very technical... If i was putting rims on, or painting my grill I would have had 10x the replies. Hmmm, whats the German equivalent of a ricer?
Anyway, I found the problem
Anyway, I found the problem
By the way you said you found the problem, but you failed to share the info. You got your problem solved, but don't have the time to share the info.
