A Grua is a Recovery wagon & had to call one out to the Stag today as engine suddenly "died" on me about 1 mile from home.
Not had chance to have a proper look yet but it could be a fuel pump, coil, or electronic ignition failure, or something else.
Plently of juice from battery when switch ignition on and lights and windows etc all work - just won't fire up, suggesting either no spark or no fuel
(tank is almost full). Too tired to check now, but intend having a good look tomorrow.
My idea would be to first remove a plug & test I am getting a full spark, then next disconnect fuel pipe in engine bay to see fuel is pumping through.
That should hopefully tell me which of those 2 options are O.K. or not - what do you think?.
The cut out was instantaneous as I was travelling along about 50mph, it was just as though someone had pulled the plug on an electrical device.
I had just overtaken someone on a narrow road so glad it didn't die on me during that as there was a car coming the other way at the time and nowhere to go.
I have a spare coil, but not a spare fuel pump, and a kind & generous Forum member on here just a couple of weeks ago sent me his spare Newtronic ignition system which he no longer needed, so if it's that I can change that too.
I had been sunbathing at the Pool when the wife had asked me to quickly nip her round to a nearby town to arrange a Xmas gift for someone, and I had forgotten to take my mobile with me, and her's wouldn't work when the failure happened. Had to walk half a mile to the nearest garage (petrol station) to phone the recovery number, which the kind garage owner did for me (You actually ring Barcelona for breakdown assistance here & they arrange for a local garage to come out).
I was told to wait for the Grua at the petrol station (it took just less than 30 minutes), but I had no way of contacting my wife to let her know what was happening as she had stayed with the car. I grabbed a Taxi driver at the petrol station (it is a well known haunt of Taxi drivers) and asked him to go get the misses and bring her back, which he did and he wouldn't accept any payment or tip for doing so. There are some really nice people on this Island.
Stag now back in our car park and I need a drink before doing anything to it. It was running so well after I had re-tuned the Carbs and dried out the Interior after our recent Storm and this was to be it's final run before I put all the dried out carpets back in. Should have gone out in the Honda instead.
Stags eh - always full of surprises.
Not had chance to have a proper look yet but it could be a fuel pump, coil, or electronic ignition failure, or something else.
Plently of juice from battery when switch ignition on and lights and windows etc all work - just won't fire up, suggesting either no spark or no fuel
(tank is almost full). Too tired to check now, but intend having a good look tomorrow.
My idea would be to first remove a plug & test I am getting a full spark, then next disconnect fuel pipe in engine bay to see fuel is pumping through.
That should hopefully tell me which of those 2 options are O.K. or not - what do you think?.
The cut out was instantaneous as I was travelling along about 50mph, it was just as though someone had pulled the plug on an electrical device.
I had just overtaken someone on a narrow road so glad it didn't die on me during that as there was a car coming the other way at the time and nowhere to go.
I have a spare coil, but not a spare fuel pump, and a kind & generous Forum member on here just a couple of weeks ago sent me his spare Newtronic ignition system which he no longer needed, so if it's that I can change that too.
I had been sunbathing at the Pool when the wife had asked me to quickly nip her round to a nearby town to arrange a Xmas gift for someone, and I had forgotten to take my mobile with me, and her's wouldn't work when the failure happened. Had to walk half a mile to the nearest garage (petrol station) to phone the recovery number, which the kind garage owner did for me (You actually ring Barcelona for breakdown assistance here & they arrange for a local garage to come out).
I was told to wait for the Grua at the petrol station (it took just less than 30 minutes), but I had no way of contacting my wife to let her know what was happening as she had stayed with the car. I grabbed a Taxi driver at the petrol station (it is a well known haunt of Taxi drivers) and asked him to go get the misses and bring her back, which he did and he wouldn't accept any payment or tip for doing so. There are some really nice people on this Island.
Stag now back in our car park and I need a drink before doing anything to it. It was running so well after I had re-tuned the Carbs and dried out the Interior after our recent Storm and this was to be it's final run before I put all the dried out carpets back in. Should have gone out in the Honda instead.
Stags eh - always full of surprises.
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