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Colin Murrell
vin 00242 - Probably the only 260 to have driven the full Le Mans circuit?
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This is just a hotstart problem due to the high under bonnet temps. What happens is the fuel rail gets hot and the injection system has to get rid of the fuel vapour in the rail. It does this by holding the injectors open longer to let the vapour out of the system. There is no return to the tank in the Ford system which means that unless the car is using more than idle fuel amounts there is not enough fuel flow to keep the injector rail cool.
Ah, I understand. I know this behaviour from my old BGTV8, but didn't thought that a modern car has this problem too. Okay, if this is normal I have to live with it.
I'm leaving Germany tomorrow and stay in the south for a few days before going to Silverstone. I contacted the MGOC garage as well and hope that they give me a time slot and can help me with my AC problem (I've posted that a few weeks ago).
I've booked general campsite. Yes, please come over for a beer!
Cheers
Marcus
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Colin Murrell
vin 00242 - Probably the only 260 to have driven the full Le Mans circuit?
MG Car Club Z Register V8 ZT/ZTT Rep.
MG Car Club V8 Register V8 ZT/ZTT Rep
MG Car Club MGF Register Regional Rep for Devon & Cornwall and Cotswold Regions.
MG Car Club MGF Register International Liaison Representative
http://www.mgfim.org/
http://www.two-sixties.com/main.htm
http://www.v8register.net/
http://www.mgfregister.org/
http://www.racethemg.com/ http://www.triple-mracing.com/
Member of MGCC (UK), MGOC, VSCC & TSSC (Triumph Sports Six Club)
do you still have this Issue Schoppa ?
Whilst Mine has it Now, I don't subscribe to the "they all do that Sir" routine, as Mine didn't for 5 Years, so want to know whats changed ...
Just wondered if you had encountered it at all, ?
Nick
Nick
Has no one suggested "remove the sound proofing/Under bonnet insulation?.
That will hold the heat in.
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I've seen that Andy, but that doesn't give a reason in my case why it didn't used to do it for the first 5 years plus of ownership, but I have another problem now in that the Fan isn't kicking in so I won't post further on Schoppa's thread.. I commented as I've seen Brians technical description for it (the normal Hot weather/traffic syndrome) and whilst I would never question Brian's knowledge in the slightest, I have zero Car knowledge, However as an Engineer, I'm inquisitive to find out why this should start happening to a car that has previously not suffered?
My own car had never suffered for years of ownership, I had one incident, looked here and found Brian's equivalent statement in another thread, never had another incident...
I've recently started getting it the last two summers, and now have similar symptoms that are obviously related to another fault, SO my comment was really why would it start happening to a previously unaffected car? (my current predicament aside as thats different affecting in cold weather as well and one for another thread.)
Nick
Nick
Umm. I have been lucky it has never happened to me.
I did remove mine within a couple of weeks of ownership but that was due to it dropping onto the engine.
There were 5 of us in the 35 degrees of Croatia and it did not happen to any of us, even after 2 days where the cars were parked up in the heat outside the hotel.
Maybe it is a drop in fuel pressure due to age or a very small hole in the system that is too small to allow the fuel to leak. (Just a complete guess)
ZTT400 SHM Pearl Black #519 "Super Brick"
ZTT260 Starlight Silver #428
ZS180 x 3: 2 x Trophy Blue Hatchbacks, 1 x Le Mans Green 4 door. (Loads of ZS bits For Sale)
ZR160 3 door XPG, Road Racer, "Rabbit" FOR SALE
Triumph Bikes x 2. 1999 Speed Triple, 2011 Street Triple