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Thanks, I watched a YT video with a 924 the same year as mine and his did not prime either.

Yeah, I can hear mine run for a split second after I finish cranking.

As I said, it starts on the butt ...

My car starts without any issues however I have seen so many posts about the fuel pump priming when you turn the ignition on (but not cranking).

My car has never done this. I have removed the fuel ...

I read on another thread that you can test the vacuum advance on the distributor by blowing into the vacuum line going into it.

Is something on the distributor supposed to move?

All I get is a ...

Update ... it's taken me nearly a year to get to the bottom of this, but a previous owner had rebuilt the WUR and installed the heating element upside down! No wonder it was running so bad at startup. ...

Take the gauge cluster out and clean all the connectors. Also do the same on the temp sender connections. Mine did the same for a while, I had no idea if they car was overheating or not!

Mine always had that problem so I got rid of the hose to airbox and just had the hose go from brake booster to manifold.

I remember noticing that clamping the hose on the brake booster leg had no e ...

Brake booster diaphragm is dead? Try pulling some vacuum into the booster alone to check if the diaphragm is broken or that one way valve going into the booster isn't cracked.

There is a strange pl ...

Which hose did you clamp?

From the inlet manifold to the airbox (which also splits to the brake booster from memory)

Slowly getting the old girl together. She now starts OK (ish) and stops (kind of) but I'm struggling with a high idle.

I've had the timing and fuelling checked and adjusted but she wants to idle at ...

If it's revving just for a moment after starting (using the extra Cold Start Valve fuel) then struggling for the next 10-20 seconds before dying, then the mixture is too lean for some reason.

AAV w ...

Still having a few issues starting from cold. She fires up straight away and revs, but then dies after about 10-20 seconds even when trying to modulate the throttle. It does this until there is a bit ...

Not too many electronics on the early non-S cars so it's a case of checking both fuse / relay boxes. Remove one fuse at a time and replace it with a new one (regardless of whether it's working or not) ...

Sounds like you might know where the issue is.

Check the LT voltage at the coil - 12v
Then check the coil is working by popping a spark plug on the end that goes the distributor cap
Then put back ...

yup, you have to pry that cup out, behind it is the screw

Thanks. I see it now. I was trying to pry the outer casing off!

I've added a photo in case it helps anyone else.
https://i.ibb.co/X8 ...

I've undone all the screws and clips etc. but I am left with the handle holding it onto the door. I read there was a screw if you lifted the handle bit but there isn't on my '84 NA 924?

This is my ...