Nova C20xe Problems....HELP!!!!

[brettman0]

hi i've recently just bought a nova conversion from a friend, i've finally managed to get the car running well sort of it wont idle properly and when revs pick up will produce a miss fire.... ive had a garage check the car for obvious things... he wasnt really interested to be honest, , , my neighbour used to use the engine in his rally car but with throttle boddies not injection system he mentioned that it could be crankshaft sensor any help would be most appreciated!!!!!

[Plug]

iirc it wont even turn over if the crank sensor has gone,

What fuel pump has been put in? may be fuel starvation

[brettman0]

just gonna go and look m8....... also when the car is running can hear a hissing from the header tank but the water is boiling and no water in the oil could this still be head gasket!!!!

[Plug]

could be the thermostat not opening

does the fan cut in?

[Andy]

coilpack or dizzy?
if crank sensor was at fault it wouldnt fire

[brettman0]

changed dizzy cap....fans cut in just over half on temerature gauge havent tried coil pack.... still waiting on fuel pump info from might mate cant tell by looking at it....

[Plug]

is it an internal pump?

[brettman0]

yes it is bolted in the tank under the back seat!!!!

[brettman0]

just foundout it is a internal fuel pump out of a mk 3 astra gsi with a 1.0injection fuel tank!!!!!

[simonm]

sounds like an air leak on the inlet some where check all pipes and joints for cracks or leaks and make sure the seal on the bottom of sfi box is in tact

[brettman0]

not running sfi box just conversion ecotech pipe????? will check all for leaks though!!!!!

[brettman0]

not running sfi box just ecotech conversion pipe!!!! will check for leaks though

[brettman0]

checked all the pipes nothing obvious looking at the wiring now maybe somethings wired wrong!!!!