disco 3.9 starting prob

Alarm Spider :(

Bypass it....

Please tell me more, how, where. PLEASE PLEASE

Didnt think a 93 model would have an alarm spider? my 95 model hasnt. I believe 96 models have the ones with more than one button on the remote. I was told single button remote models dont have the alarm spider? Richard

Timing slipped? TonyB

On or around Fri, 15 Apr 2005 22:13:32 GMT, "tomtom" enlightened us thusly:

I had a mystery failure on one of my V8s, the rotor arm went short to the post inside. Took much head scratching to solve that one.

If it's "always a pig to start" there's something wrong with it, though - my hotwire 3.5 is pretty good - it's slightly iffy at the moment but then it's due a new set of plugs at this (or maybe the last :-)) service.

leads are a good source of problems, if they're not in good condition. Magnecor are worth the extra pennies, IMHO.

You could try using a second battery or a battery charger to supply a full

12V to the coil positive (the -ve goes to the engine block, not to the other side of the coil!) - We used to have a motor which needed this treatment - eventually found that the ignition switch was for some reason not supplying full voltage/current, and that the voltage drop when cranking killed the sparks.

doing that will eliminate any ignition-feed problems, including immobilisers affecting the ignition.

have you tried towing it to bumpstart it?

Other things to check: cold start system (I think there is such a thing on the hotwire...) for function; fuel system in general for correct settings. Depending on age it may or may not be closed loop (i.e. lambda sensors in the exhaust) and that could add problems; fuel lift pump for correct operation and output - on mine, I had a fuel pump that went lazy - it still ran and still pumped fuel, just not enough.