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Old 20th January 2021, 19:05   #19
SD1too
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Pip,

Here are a couple of things which I hope will be useful.
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Ticked over for an hour to charge the battery ...
That will not charge a battery. What you need is a battery charger connected for 24 hours.
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Pump is priming and then cutting out ...
That's what the fuel pump is supposed to do when the ignition is switched on. Do you mean that the fuel pump isn't running when you're cranking the engine? If so, yes, that's much more likely to be the crankshaft sensor than the pump.

Simon
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