Pipflip
Free Member
Hi everyone , I have just joined !
My son turned up the other evening with a Fiat motorhome ( a really long one ! ) a swift Kontiki 6 berth 70k miles on the clock ( It has not gone very far in the last 10 years ). The first and major issue was that having driven from Wales to London , in the last 20 miles power dropped off to the point it was down to 20mph on hills. My initial inspection revealed a badly set up throttle cable and stiff injector actuator arm now resolved. The engine seemed to rev well but on trying to transfer the van to my industrial unit with parking it was much worse so I ended up towing him there !
I dont have much experience with diesels but have "spannered" many engines in the past being a Jag fan.
From reading the useful posts on this forum water in the fuel seems the most obvious culprit ( there is water everywhere else ! ) and as the van had been idle for a long time Ill start with the fuel filter. Can anyone advise on how to drain the fuel pump / mechanical injector ? I might even set up a remote tank. If no luck there Ill pull the injectors and maybe have them tested but probably best to have the injector pump and injectors calibrated at the same time ?.
On a more fundamental basis , I have a compression tester ( for petrol engines) . Does it screw into the injector holes or glow plug holes ?? Ill need to get a manual.
Any initial advice /pointers would be appreciated.
Pretty much everything else on it needs a overhaul so Ill be back on soon .
Thanks
Simon
My son turned up the other evening with a Fiat motorhome ( a really long one ! ) a swift Kontiki 6 berth 70k miles on the clock ( It has not gone very far in the last 10 years ). The first and major issue was that having driven from Wales to London , in the last 20 miles power dropped off to the point it was down to 20mph on hills. My initial inspection revealed a badly set up throttle cable and stiff injector actuator arm now resolved. The engine seemed to rev well but on trying to transfer the van to my industrial unit with parking it was much worse so I ended up towing him there !
I dont have much experience with diesels but have "spannered" many engines in the past being a Jag fan.
From reading the useful posts on this forum water in the fuel seems the most obvious culprit ( there is water everywhere else ! ) and as the van had been idle for a long time Ill start with the fuel filter. Can anyone advise on how to drain the fuel pump / mechanical injector ? I might even set up a remote tank. If no luck there Ill pull the injectors and maybe have them tested but probably best to have the injector pump and injectors calibrated at the same time ?.
On a more fundamental basis , I have a compression tester ( for petrol engines) . Does it screw into the injector holes or glow plug holes ?? Ill need to get a manual.
Any initial advice /pointers would be appreciated.
Pretty much everything else on it needs a overhaul so Ill be back on soon .
Thanks
Simon