KofiD 10 Posted March 31, 2014 Good morning fellow Corrado owners, Not quite sure where to put this, but i'll go ahead anyway after a long awaited start, I am getting to work on my Nugget 1.8 KR It has been sat for a long time, probably a year and a half. After getting some fuel and putting it straight in the tank, and charging over-night The car will turn over, but it does not start - after a look around the car, there is an absence of any lights on the dash when ignition is on, no battery light, the gauges don't move either (should i expect them to? not sure) I think there has been a bit of a fiddle about with the fusebox... but I checked a diagram, and to me it looks all connected (there are a few split + reconnected wires) All fuses are intact... Please help :thumbleft: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray1965 10 Posted March 31, 2014 (edited) Have you checked for fuel getting up to the engine bay from the tank to the engine(fuel pump). Checked for a spark? I think you need to rule these two out before carring on. Edited March 31, 2014 by Ray1965 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KofiD 10 Posted March 31, 2014 Yes we have checked both of these, it is getting fuel, and it is sparking, the plugs were brand new when it came off the road too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
volksworld13 0 Posted March 31, 2014 Check vac hoses around the air box area. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fla 9 Posted April 1, 2014 (edited) perhaps very old stale fuel? If you're getting fuel and spark it *should* start. Although sometimes you might need to crank for a good few minutes before it fires up - had this problem recently with the wifes corolla. Had to turn the engine over for quite a while before finally firing. Took it for a good drive to remove any moisture etc. Edited April 1, 2014 by fla Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KofiD 10 Posted April 12, 2014 Hi guys, sorry for the delayed response, I have been quite ill... anyway we cranked the engine over quite a while and it still didnt start - all vac hoses etc seem to be fine. but It looks like the fuse box has been tampered with, so i am going to start from scratch and rewire the thing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites