Corsa b wont start

Tiny
STEPHEN1990
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My corsa b ran out of petrol so I ran round the garage got petrol and now it wont start? It did start but my foot was flat on the acc pedal and ran realy rough about 800 revs but then I took my foot off and it cut out n it wont start it sounds as if it wonts to start but just wont?
Thursday, December 2nd, 2010 AT 4:47 PM

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Tiny
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Running out of petrol can cause a few problems 1. Garbage in the tank may have plugged your fuel filter 2. You may have an airlock in the injection rail, remove bleeder cap and depress. 3. You may have ruined your fuel pump running it without fuel
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Thursday, December 2nd, 2010 AT 5:45 PM
Tiny
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There is not a air lock as I have already depressed and fuel came out and do you think if I took the injectors out a blew them that would solve it?
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Friday, December 3rd, 2010 AT 1:44 PM
Tiny
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No, do you have any way to check the fuel pressure? Let's make sure it is the fuel problem, but a little ether and spry it onto the intake if you want Start when we know for sure ifs fuel.
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Friday, December 3rd, 2010 AT 5:02 PM
Tiny
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I have no way of checking the fuel pressure but I have tryed putting a bit of petrol in the intake and it wouldnt start
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Friday, December 3rd, 2010 AT 9:08 PM
Tiny
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And it will not start that way, You Need to spray Ether! In it.
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Saturday, December 4th, 2010 AT 12:44 AM
Tiny
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What is ether? Is it like an easy start spray? Do you think the head gasket could be gone because when it was running it did burn alot of oil?
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Saturday, December 4th, 2010 AT 12:24 PM
Tiny
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Yes, is it like an easy start spray and No, because you only ran out of petrol, so you say.
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Saturday, December 4th, 2010 AT 5:45 PM
Tiny
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I shall try that tomorrow and let you know the outcome
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Sunday, December 5th, 2010 AT 3:10 AM
Tiny
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Ok
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Sunday, December 5th, 2010 AT 3:55 AM
Tiny
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They spray did not work
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Monday, December 6th, 2010 AT 4:50 PM
Tiny
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I don't have any manuals on the specific vehicle, but we can try some preliminary checks, when you turn the key on can you hear the fuel pump activate? Pull a spark plug wire make sure you grounded it and check it for spark while someone is cranking it.
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Tuesday, December 7th, 2010 AT 5:38 PM

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