Ford KA not starting

[Doc]

I did the HG on my brothers 1.3 Ford KA last week and have come down to thetford again this week to finish the job.

it's an OHV enduratec (or something like that) so the head came off without having to do the cam chain or anything else that would affect the timing of the car. so thats not a problem.

I've set the valve clearances to .20 and .50 as per the manual today and I've checked the order of rotation by eye which looks to be 1-2-4-3 because the inlet and exhaust valves go in that order, however; the ford tec manual doesn't list the 1.3 KA's engine but says the 1.6 endura is 1-3-4-2. With that in mind I've tried starting the car with th leads in both orders. (no joy)

I have a spark from all the plugs and leads, all the wires ect have been put back in the correct order, I can feel the compreassion building when i turn the engine over by hand and there are no tight spots where valves could be fouling. I've also had no water loss over the last week so the chamber is free from water and crap. I can hear the fuel pump priming an smell the petol on the spark plugs and i have even taken out the lambada just incase there is a blockage in the exhause.

And still no joy........

any ideas guys?

 

[jay]

The endura-e firing order is 1-2-4-3, no.1 cylinder being the timing chain end. From memory I think this makes no.1 cylinder the one on the right-hand side of the car (left side when looking from the engine bay)
hope this makes sense lol

 

[Doc]

yeah, I thought that would be the case. at least i can leave them in that order now knowing that's the correct order. thanks

 

[Chris H]

its flooded, take the plugs out and dry them on the cooker.

put them back in and floor the throttle amd hold it there to start it.

 

[Doc]

would that explain the flames popping out of the throtle body? lol

Did I mention I hate fords? PMSL!

 

[ashley partington]

yes it would

 

[Doc]

ok, got it started but it's lumpy as hell.

pulled the leads off No 1 & 2 and nothing happened. 3 & 4 kill the engine so I'm thinking either it's the leads to the first two, a fueling problem or perhaps the head's got warped and there's a compression issue there.....

I'll slap som enew leads on in the morning as they're here already then I'll give mr RAC man a call so he can check th injectors and do a compression test on it. lol

 

[Chris H]

the leads are on wrong I bet.

swap 1 and 2 round

 

[Doc]

yup, I'd been looking at the problem too long and changed everything but that. lol

 

[minichapperz]

haha Fords eh!

 

[bidderman1969]

all fixed now then?