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CelticWitch · Lifetime member Joined: 30 Aug 2007 Posts: 157

Just latley our 3.0L has been getting harder and harder to get started if it's pointing down hill, it starts fine if it's facing up hill.
I've topped the oil up and just last week I changed the fuel filter.

Anyone any ideas?
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Topvaux · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 16:59 Post subject:

If the problem was with uphill starting then I'd be suggesting fuel line air leaks, but downhill.........??

eithan h · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 21:01 Post subject:

how steep is the hill?

rallymarshall · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 21:25 Post subject:

is the filter tight and has it been bled properly Question

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CelticWitch · Lifetime member Joined: 30 Aug 2007 Posts: 157

Yep tight as I coud get it and the old one was a *beep* to get off and I got covered in diesel bleeding the bleeding thing lol

note to self "don't get too close to the filter when priming" LOL
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rallymarshall · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 21:50 Post subject:

air will rise to the highest point so it its facing uphill, the air will try and go to the highest point, unless the pipes from the tank are starting to corrode and sucking in air

when i did the filter on mine it was more of a dribble than a shoot Embarassed

hmmm ive heard that before Laughing

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markymoan · Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:00 Post subject:

Is anybody else thinking endfloat on the crank ??
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eithan h · Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:02 Post subject:

nope because pointing downhill would bring the ring on the back of the flywheel closer to the sensor

eithan h · Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:05 Post subject:

how much of a slope are we talking about?