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Intermittent issues

Hoping that someone can help before I park the car up & forget about it. 50% of the time the car (a 93 Clipper convertible only 76000 on the clock which left the factory with a 1.8 fuel injected CIS engine) runs fine, the other 50% it's a pain in the A–SS. It won't start then if it does it won't hold the revs & dies. This morning & on several occasions in the past the speedo jumps right around to 120mph even when the car isn't moving.
I have changed the injectors, leads, cap, rotor arm, plugs, fuel pump relay, lift pump & main fuel pump but the problem still exists, I have spoken to a few so called experts and asked if it could be the ecu that is faulty only to be told that the mk1 doesn't have an ecu! But mine certainly does & it left the factory with it.
I have even had it die on me when doing 60mph on a duel carriageway whilst overtaking. I am now at the point where I don't know what to do next so any help would be greatly appreciated.

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I can't say but my 90's were all digifant2.  Cis can be bothersome, and the ECU would be for a Kjet.

Try reading
https://www.cabby-info.com/fuel.htm

Kammy has a pleathora of things CIS there.

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Hey Brad.
Dunno if this helps but I'm resurrecting an Australia delivery '91 Cabrio K-Jet-with-lamda that I've had in my mother's garage for past 16 years. I've replaced the tank, lift pump and main pump. Fuel accumulator leaks so that's on the list but I imagine this is only needed for warm start.
16 years ago I was smart enough to pull the injectors and fuel distributor and seal them in a bag with lots of WD40, so they're fine. It sort-of starts but won't run. I've been told fuel return should be 800ml for 30-60 seconds if you power the pumps directly … I have 250ml so it's almost certainly fuel blockage or maybe the lift pump, which I've been told is critically needed in this K-Jet variant (but not other variants oddly enough … strange).

Maybe also fuel blockage or lift pump issue for you? Lastly, I can confirm my car also has an ECU. Good luck

So much to swear at, so little time ...

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There's a Facebook group which helps CIS K-Jet engines…

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It may assist you as well. 

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Thanks for your replies all, since the initial post the car seems to be behaving itself even though this has happened in the past. I will just have to use it and hope that it doesn't happen again.
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