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Roman - I'm not sure about the key thing. I just release it when I hear it fire - maybe I'll hold it longer next time and hope to avoid the horrible "too much starter" noise.

Mad-as I've been reading your thread closely but I'm hoping my MAF is OK as it's a new Bosch unit I fitted in 2017. I guess it wouldn't be the end of the world as they're still available for the Thor but I would be disappointed in the longevity of a £100 part if it has died :/

Having said this - it started perfectly for SWMBO this morning.

yeah, I think it's a red herring too.

Hmm. It had a new Bosch MAF in my ownership so, I'll get the fuel pressure gauge out tomorrow and see what it's at before a cold start. Clearly it's OK for the Running -> LPG phase, and it seems to be OK for the prime -> crank phase or it wouldn't fire up for that 1 second window before it dies. I wonder if it's possible for the fuel pump to cut during cranking?

Ooh, good call. Sadly not this time though. I've just been out and the coolant temp was showing 19.5 degrees which seems pretty likely. Air temp was showing 21.5.
She started 3rd time on the key, having failed to start this morning. After running for 5 minutes, she restarted instantly.

This morning, instead of waiting 20 minutes I took the Jeep. I'm sure that had I got her running this morning she'd have started fine this evening.

There was a code this time. Upstream O2 invalid, occurred once. I haven't checked the codes since the coils were changed a couple of weeks ago so I'll see if it comes back.

I've tried doing the "poor man's prime" by switching on, off, back on before starting (with a few seconds pause in the middle). This didn't work. The maddening thing is it seems to go from Start -> No Fuel -> Stall to Flooded in two/three cranks. If you leave it 20-30 minutes after it fails to start it'll start up first time on the button.

I did try to watch the fuel pump state in the Nanocom under Motronic but it just showed OFF (or not running, or whatever it is) all through a perfect start sequence, which seemed a bit odd. I guess it doesn't refresh in real time.

Mow the lawn - really fast :)

I'm only half kidding.. we have a (smaller) John Deere at work to pull the 9m gang mover. It's amazing how much they can cut in a morning!

Folks,
I thought The Duchess had forgiven me for failing to polish her every week but it appears this isn't so. Sometimes at the first start of the day she'll start straight up and stall out immediately. If I crank again there's a 50% chance she'll start and run fine for the rest of the day no matter how many times I stop/start.
If she doesn't start on the second hit, she'll crank for ever but never start.
Seeing as she has already had Plugs, HT Leads and Coils to fix the misfire (100% sorted btw) I'm guessing this is likely to be fuel. I think I've found the fuel test valve, and I have a fuel pressure test gauge thingy. I'm reading 50PSI as the correct fuel pressure for these beasts - but is there a spec for leakdown time?
Cheers,
Morat

I've never heard of /used Jitsi but I do have teams, zoom, and skype available (not that Skype is suitable for multivideo)

It's a two-year warranty.
I'd buy Arnott III if they were proven reliable. I like the theory of being stiffer when shorter and the extra travel would be fun (although nowhere near essential as I don't think I've ever reached the limit of the Dunlops).
However, the Dunlops are a very persuasive price!

Does anyone still not have Zoom?

That Kamasa is rated more like the ones we had on armoured vehicles (I wish I had paid more attention at the time!)

and I forgot :( sorry :(

That does sound like a might tool (ooer) but I'm really looking at 1/2 drive max. Is it true that if you use an adapter the torque setting will be inaccurate? I'm a novice with torque wrenches.

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/040215051/ err, How Much? :) You got yourself a bargain there!

An upgrade/downgrade depending on the luck of the draw, but at least their warranty will cover you in the USA.

yup!

Yep, axle nut on a Jeep. I need to change the axle UJs which are on the slow boat from the USA. I think it's also time to invest in a torque wrench, at least 170lb ft...

It's an impact socket, just 12 sided which is clear on the picture now I double check :/

I'll be using it with a big bar anyway.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0012MEK1K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Hmm, got the wrong one then :(
It's a black cr-v socket from Laser.

Welcome! :)

I've just bought an 36mm impact socket from Amazon, and when it turned up it was 12 point. Is it me, or is that a bit unusual? I'm a bit confused overall as to why 12pt are the default for all sockets when 6 sided are less likely to round off nuts.
Am I being thick or is there an advantage to 12 sided sockets?

Rear seat then. You'd feel a bit silly if the passenger airbag was unplugged when you crashed with an adult passenger.
I never allowed our son in the front seat anyway, too much of a distraction for the driver. If the baby needs attention, pull over somewhere safe.