Hi i have had this car lying round for weeks now & i have dropped onto it again with a little spare time i have .
i have all but given up !!
It has a problem when cold starting it will try once to fire run for a couple of seconds normally then wont even consider it again untill i leave it for a few hours .If i catch it with enthusiatic working of the throttle it will pick up & run .but if i get it to this stage when i take foot off throttle to drop it into drive it cuts out . ie wont tick over .if i keep it on a high tickover for a couple of minutes ,before trying to put it in gear ,it will behave fine there after .no missfires ,plenty of power etc .
Another thing i noticed this morning was. When it is in awkward mode .i hear no prime up from the fuel pump ,when swithching ignition between off & run .
When it gets over its tantrums ,i hear pump prime evey time i switch from off to run (engine stopped) .
I would be really gratefull for any help on this,i am at the end of my tether.

PS. i have now left the car for a couple of hours ,on returning to it ,there is no fuel pump prime up on ignition switch ON.
I am now wondering ,where does fuel pump get its supply at prime up (engine not running ) stage.
Any Help really appreciated