Hi Folks:
Driving with the kids a couple of days ago, toodling down the street when suddenly something went "WHAP" on the floorpan right under my daughter's feet on the passenger rear area. Hmmm. Maybe a chunk of debris or something. No problem, onward we go.
The next morning...she will not start. Wants to, but won't. It has
never behaved like this in its life. So I went through the usual suspects:
- Glow bus is getting good power (plugs pimped with the Ford relay and indicator light etc.)
- Fuel cutoff solenoid ok
- Fuel is getting into the IP.
- Battery is very strong and cranking well
- I can smell the diesel-that-is-trying-really-hard-to-be-exhaust-gases after about 5 seconds of cranking.
I'm thinking: Crap. Something
fell off the car! That's what hit the floorpan. But what? It's not possible to go back and see (freeway) and I can't see anything obviously missing. No leaks. Weird stuff. All the IP bolts are there (cuz I'm thinking the wants-to-start behaviour means she's out of time...jumped a tooth and the object hitting the floorpan was coincidence? But the engine never missed a beat. Nothing.) and while looking her over...
Can anyone save me some time and suggest the best way to get that lower housing off while it's -16c outside...
I've never noticed this connector before, going to the turbo...(at least, I don't think so...) It's right underneath the hose to the valve cover running off the air intake. What the heck is it? Nothing in the Bentley...
And, on the face of the IP...looks like a voltage regulator...can't find it's wiring/description/anything in the Bentley either. Could this be the/part of the problem:
Thanks,
Andy