OK! Because of all sorts of other issues that have put me way behind schedule, I've only just tried to get a start out of the engine in readiness to take to the NEC in two days from now!
The big problem is that when turning it over without the plugs in, to get oil pressure, I could see fuel being ejected from the spark plug holes. That caused me concern, but then when I put the plugs back in to attempt a full startup, the engine locked to the point that the starter was not turning the engine. Removed the plugs once more and turned the engine over by the crank pulley and immediately got showered in petrol along with the whole of the front of the car. So, basically the engine had hydrauliced to a stop.
Anyone got any ideas as to what I may have done wrong, bearing in mind the engine is fully rebuilt with new belts throughout. An interested passerby suggetsed it may be the ECU, but I don't understand why the fuel was not being ejected down the exhaust.
The big problem is that when turning it over without the plugs in, to get oil pressure, I could see fuel being ejected from the spark plug holes. That caused me concern, but then when I put the plugs back in to attempt a full startup, the engine locked to the point that the starter was not turning the engine. Removed the plugs once more and turned the engine over by the crank pulley and immediately got showered in petrol along with the whole of the front of the car. So, basically the engine had hydrauliced to a stop.
Anyone got any ideas as to what I may have done wrong, bearing in mind the engine is fully rebuilt with new belts throughout. An interested passerby suggetsed it may be the ECU, but I don't understand why the fuel was not being ejected down the exhaust.
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