my zx won"t start !

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my zx won"t start !

Post by froggy »

Hi,
My 1995 zx diesel refuses to start . It turns over ok , but won"t fire up .
It"s been running lumpy the last few days .
anyone got any ideas ?
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Post by spider »

Probably air ingress if its was running lumpy. It can get bad enough to not want to run in some cases, fortunately not that many.

It might be a preheat issue but its difficult say from here.

Grab the primer bulb and squeeze it half a dozen or more times.

Now go and try to start it again.

If you have a clear piece of fuel pipe between the filter and the pump look at this for bubbles (I don't think you`ll have this at this year though)
Andy.

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