New to XR4Ti *pics*
New to XR4Ti *pics*
Hey everyone. I just picked up my first Merkur XR4Ti. The person that had it before me was the first owner. Car only has aprox 20,000 miles but the body and interior is in rough shape. The owner had a brake line break and It has been sitting on a farm for 10 years and sometime during those 10 years the window was busted out and it had been rained in and such. I'll post picks up soon . Anyways we got most the engine bay cleaned up. The oil actually looks good enough to see if it will start. Well we put a battery in it and decided to see if it'd fire up. Well we got power and everything but it won't start. And you can hear like a relay clicked over by the battery. It's not the starter. Anyone know what relays are over on that side? Thanks for any help.
Last edited by zerosohc on Mon May 15, 2006 5:46 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Hey if you don't have these links they may help you out:
Everything Merkur:
http://www.merkurencyclopedia.com/
Good place for 2.3t tech:
http://www.turboford.net/ubb/ultimatebb ... =forum;f=2
Lotsa other Merkur stuff:
http://www.merkurdesktop.com/desktop.php
good luck!
Everything Merkur:
http://www.merkurencyclopedia.com/
Good place for 2.3t tech:
http://www.turboford.net/ubb/ultimatebb ... =forum;f=2
Lotsa other Merkur stuff:
http://www.merkurdesktop.com/desktop.php
good luck!
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A car sitting that long probably has some built-up corrosion on all the grounds (not to mention a lot of other problems). Try cleaning all the connections at the battery, the solenoid and the starter. The big negative cable runs to a bolt securing the a/c compressor to the block; clean that one also. Before trying to start it with the starter, though, try rotating the engine by hand through a couple of revoutions (remove spark plugs to make that a lot easier and while you're at it shoot a little WD40 down into the combustion chambers). engine could be locked up. Look for wiring that has been knawed on by rodents. Might also want to remove the distributor completely and prime the oil pump before starting the engine. Drain the fuel and put in some fresh.
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That thing is in REALLY rough shape for only 20,000 miles. There are several things that would make me wonder. No timing belt cover (might get left off after a timing belt service), spliced a/c hose, removed stock air cleaner (that one in particular looks to be a bad idea, not hot air from under hood instead of thru fender) and the valve cover looks to have been painted and perhaps welded on. You sure its not 200,000 miles ?
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The repaired A/C hose is the big tell-tale sign that it's got 120K rather than 20K. That's okay, 120K is considered low mileage nowadays!
Have you drained the fuel and dropped the tank yet? If it's been sitting 10 years, it's probably a mess in there.
Look forward to seeing your progress on bringing this one back. Get-r-done!
Oh yea, welcome!
Have you drained the fuel and dropped the tank yet? If it's been sitting 10 years, it's probably a mess in there.
Look forward to seeing your progress on bringing this one back. Get-r-done!
Oh yea, welcome!
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As I understand, a gas tank that's "empty" is even more dangerous than one that's full, in terms of explosion risks. Lots of people fill them with water before working on them, then drain the water out, and dry them completely before re-mounting and filling with fuel.
As I understand, a gas tank that's "empty" is even more dangerous than one that's full, in terms of explosion risks. Lots of people fill them with water before working on them, then drain the water out, and dry them completely before re-mounting and filling with fuel.
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