Hi All,
I bought my 1989 944 S2 Cabriolet last year and have been having great fun with it.
Admittedly it is a wee bit tatty at the moment and the electric hood doesn't work but nothing some minor bodywork and respray won't sort out. I will get it into good condition as it's always been my favourite since I was a kid. Plus it is amazingly quick.
The car was given a full service including timing belts and general once-over by Phil Raby Specialist Cars after I bought it and pronounced mechanically sound which was a great relief since I'm not much of a mechanic really.
I have it stored in a dry garage and use it whenever I can sneak off and the weather is dry.
HOWEVER I went to start it today to go into town on a little errand and it just would not fire-up. Admittedly it is proper Brass Monkeys outside (currently -4.5) but I hadn't quite expected this. I am going on the basis that I haven't had to winter-start a petrol car for ages.
I tried a jump start because the battery felt weak. It turned over no worries and I can hear the fuel injector rail ticking but it never would quite fire up. It nearly got there a few times but still never started.
I am writing to ask if anyone has got any suggestions. I was wondering about the automatic choke and how I can tell whether it is in the correct setting. The starter motor is obviously turning, there isn't an immobiliser. I was contemplating trying to warm it all up somehow with a hot air gun but then scared myself that might be dangerous.
Any suggestions, perhaps excluding "Try it again in April mate", would be much appreciated.
I'm not really sure what I can actually check myself without resorting to a garage but I feel there ought to be something.
Kind regards
Gareth
I bought my 1989 944 S2 Cabriolet last year and have been having great fun with it.
Admittedly it is a wee bit tatty at the moment and the electric hood doesn't work but nothing some minor bodywork and respray won't sort out. I will get it into good condition as it's always been my favourite since I was a kid. Plus it is amazingly quick.
The car was given a full service including timing belts and general once-over by Phil Raby Specialist Cars after I bought it and pronounced mechanically sound which was a great relief since I'm not much of a mechanic really.
I have it stored in a dry garage and use it whenever I can sneak off and the weather is dry.
HOWEVER I went to start it today to go into town on a little errand and it just would not fire-up. Admittedly it is proper Brass Monkeys outside (currently -4.5) but I hadn't quite expected this. I am going on the basis that I haven't had to winter-start a petrol car for ages.
I tried a jump start because the battery felt weak. It turned over no worries and I can hear the fuel injector rail ticking but it never would quite fire up. It nearly got there a few times but still never started.
I am writing to ask if anyone has got any suggestions. I was wondering about the automatic choke and how I can tell whether it is in the correct setting. The starter motor is obviously turning, there isn't an immobiliser. I was contemplating trying to warm it all up somehow with a hot air gun but then scared myself that might be dangerous.
Any suggestions, perhaps excluding "Try it again in April mate", would be much appreciated.
I'm not really sure what I can actually check myself without resorting to a garage but I feel there ought to be something.
Kind regards
Gareth