turbofiat,
it would be good if you get get to the bottom of this problem, so next time that your engine refuses to 'hot start', maybe just remove the carburettor lid and check how much fuel is in the bowls. ( not 'bowels',svp.
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As regards Citroen's advice for hot starts; pedal to the floor and keep it there, even if it's necessary to use several bursts on the starter.
Unless I'm mistaken, 'full throttle' means that there's not much vacuum on the idle circuit, so no fuel will be drawn through it.
In normal driving, the idle circuit is only in play 'up to about 1/8th throttle'.
Also, at cranking speed, there won't be sufficient velocity of air through the venturis to draw fuel through the main jets.
After 36 years of driving these cars, including quite a few trips to Spain and Portugal, I can confirm that the recommended technique does work...
turbofiat124 wrote:
Of course the other alternative is to just hit the starter and let the engine spin for 30 seconds then when it tries to start, floor it. It seems flooring it while cranking just dumps more fuel into the engine and aggravates the problem.
