About William Brady Expertise I can answer virtually any question about CLASSIC British cars UP TO THE MID SEVENTIES. Particularly, Aston Martin;Bentley;Jaguar;Jensen;Land Rover & Rolls Royce. Additionally, I can also answer questions for all models up to 2007 which are SOLD IN THE USA.
Experience Over 40 years as mechanic; service manager; Business owner- service and restoration. Recognised automotive expert witness in California Superior court.
Organizations Member of a Number of Professional Institutions; including; SAE.IMI.IE&T. Completed the ASC Master Mechanic Program.
Publications Technical Editor for EJAG a now defunct magazine. I have written numerous articles on Automotive for many magazines and newspapers. I -and my Business- (Bonnet To Boot),was the subject of a lead article in Import car magazine in the 90's
Education/Credentials Graduated as an Artificer Vehicles from The School of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering in UK in 1971 with a Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Awards and Honors For 15 years I was a member of the SAE transactions committee. Our task was to peruse technical papers and grade them according to a set of criteria.
Question QUESTION: Im in the USA the car is not getting gas the cold start injector is not working is it the injector or is it an electrical problem ?
ANSWER: If it isn't getting fuel you have to determine if the fuel pump is working. First, check all of the fuses, particulrly No B3 in the left side fuse section. This can be done by listening for the pump motor operating for a few seconds when the key is turned on. Or, you can loosen the inlet fitting at the fuel distributor and see if there is pressure. If not the fuel pump is likely faulty or disconnected. This is quite a complicated system which is difficult to trouble shoot in any depth without a manual or, a good knowledge of the system! Let me know if the pump works.
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QUESTION: The pump is working and there is gas up to the cold start injector but nothing coming out of the injector. I checked the fuse and it was good but to be sure I changed it still nothing Im at a inpass can you help?
Answer The cold start injector is electrically operated, being triggered by a switch on the thermostat housing, this in turn is fed from the cold start relay. But depending on the temperature in your area the injector may never need to operate, there being sufficient fuel from the regular injectors to run the engine in normal warm conditions. The engine supply system, via the pressure injectors is sufficient to start the car, even in cold conditions! The fuel distributor is pressure operated providing it has sufficient primary pressure from the main pump. You now need to run pressure tests to see why you have no pressure to the injectors. The most likely problem is a faulty "adjustable" pressure valve fitted to the left side of the distributor. THIS IS THE KIND OF WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE BY SOMEONE WHO HAS THE TEST KIT TO CHECK THE THREE PRESSURES.
