Help - Series 3 stalling at startup

Hello, This is my first post! After just two weeks with my 'new' 1984 Series 3 2.25 petrol which had £3k of work to address what were likely to be the most likely things to fail - it is now failing at startup. I turn the ignition on, it fires up ok, put it into gear and the engine just stalls within a few seconds.

I went into this with my eyes open, but having paid quite a bit for a thorough inspection and preventative fixes I was hoping I would at least get through the summer without a breakdown. Worse still I'd hoped that I would have more time to play around and practice before having to try anything major myself. If anyone has a basic checklist I could run through before spending even more money, I'd be enormously grateful.

Rory

Petrol in the tank?

Have a look at the series 2 manual in case of trouble
The series 3 manual also has a decent section on petrol issues



What did you get done with your £3k

A bit more info like your rough location and level of mechanical ability would help. Cheers.

Can you just expand a bit - eg. does it stall as you are engaging clutch or does it happen after the vehicle has actually moved off, does it rev smoothly right up through the rev range without the gears engaged or is there hesitation, is there any noticeable drag on brakes after handbrake disengaged or does it roll freely.

Ok, does it just do this when the engine is cold or when hot? Does it do it with the choke in, out or both? Does the engine rev when you press the accelerator or cough and splutter?