View Single Post
  #6  
Old 23rd February 2012, 15:11
bristol1318 bristol1318 is offline  
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: cornwall
Posts: 2
Hi,
New to forum and spotted your problem with your LH. They are not always the easiest vehicles to start and could be a pain especially in cold weather. The main fuel pipe from the lift pump if still original will be steel, these do corrode and go porous allowing the fuel to run back when stopped. Best thing is to get a new length of rubber pipe and re pipe. These vehicles do have a cold start excess fuel device fitted which does help. If you lift the floor trap over the engine and look at the throttle linkage spindle on the fuel pump you will see what looks like a button. To use it pull the engine stop right out and back in again and push the button down, it should stay in by itself. Now attempt to start with full throttle applied, once the throttle is released the button will pop up again. On the subject of the alternators most of these vehicles were fittted with two alternators but they do generally end up running on one and I have had my LH for 13 years running on one and not had any problems with it. Hope all this helps if you are not already sorted.
Reply With Quote