How to mend ... Fine Cold Starts

John Deere BC-1600 trimmer quits when it gets hot?

My trimmer starts fine when cold and will run for maybe 6 or 7 minutes then just dies like it ran out of fuel.... [Read more]

How do you top up the water pressure on a Vaillant VCW 242 EH?

I have located the cold water mains pipe, but cannot seem to get anything to happen when opening various valve... [Read more]

Indesit washing machine dial keeps turning?

Hi - my 1 year old Indesit WD101 has developed a fault, which appears to be a quite common one. When washing s... [Read more]

1996 Ford Escort TD Estate (Engine Smoking)?

Hi. I have a Escort fitted with the endura-DE diesel engine. It starts from cold but on tickover it only runs ... [Read more]

Ford Transit 2.5 diesel smokes and bangs badly after braking?

1996 2.5 diesel Transit (170k miles on the clock). Starting with the engine cold, if I brake to a standstill ... [Read more]

From cold my 106 1.5 diesel starts but stops after 30 seconds?

My 106 1.5d starts from cold but then stalls after 30 seconds. When it stops I seem to get a burst of air in t... [Read more]

LREG FORD ESCORT ESTATE?

MY ESCORT HAS A PROBLEM STARTS FINE THEN TRY IT ANOTHER TIME WONT START, CAN START FINE FROM COLD, NO ONE SEEM... [Read more]

Vauxhall Astra 1.7 TDi (02 reg) cold starting ?

I have recently purchased a Vauxhall Astra 1.7 TDi (02 reg) and when I start it first thing in the morning it ... [Read more]

Throttle Stuck? Craftsman 917.372270?

I recently got a used Craftsman model # 917.372270 4.0 HP, 22 in cut self propelled mower. The mower has liter... [Read more]

my n reg vauxhall tigra is loosing power and cutting out?

my n reg vauxhall tigra 1.6i is loosing power and cutting out (especially when cold) sometimes it takes a whil... [Read more]

Craftsman Eager-1 6.5 Choke Problem?

1. Mower is cold so I prime mower with 5 pumps of ball. 2. Mower runs for about 15-20 sec then quits. 3. Pri... [Read more]

Craftsman Eager-1 6.5 Choke Problem?

1. Mower is cold so I prime mower with 5 pumps of ball. 2. Mower runs for about 15-20 sec then quits. 3. Pri... [Read more]

Ford Galaxy 1.9TDi cold air from heater, overheating?

I get cold air from the heater in the car, the car seems to drive fine for 40 mins staying on 90 degrees, then... [Read more]

how to fix my ford escort diesel van?

On the first start of the day my 1996 ford escort diesel 1.8 turns over for ages and struggles to start,once i... [Read more]

FORD MONDEO 2000CC GHIA K REG 1993?

MY MONDEO HAS A HICK OR A MISS . WHEN YOU FIRST START IT FROM COLD ITS FINE BUT WHEN YOU DRIVE IT AROUND THE T... [Read more]

LONG START ON JOHN DEERE?

MY JOHN DEER 265 MOWER HAS A LONG START TIME WHEN COLD WHEN WARM STARTS FINE ANY INFO IS HELPFULL

My 1996 Ford Escort with a 16V 1.6 Zetec engine stalls when cold?

My 1996 Ford Escort with a 16V 1.6 Zetec engine stalls when cold. I have just basically overhauled the engine.... [Read more]

Potterton Puma 80 c/h intermittently working until warmed up?

My boiler, Potterton Puma 80 (may be an 80e as no pilot light?) has been working fine for 5 years and now it t... [Read more]

my \94 jetta is having trouble starting?

i have a 1994 jetta CL 2.0l, and it has trouble starting sometimes. I park it underground where not to many el... [Read more]

How can I fix a tap that still drips after I have replaced washer?

I have twice replaced the washer in the bathroom cold tap and initially it's fine. Then after a week or so, i... [Read more]