[GreyGTV6]

My GTV6 was sort-of my daily driver in Canada with few problems. After my move to the UK and parking the car for 18 months it became harder to start. Now after being stored outside for that time I have battled for the last 6 months to get the thing started. I'm at the point of getting some marshmallows and toasting them on an open Alfa fire.

Things I've done include plugs, hoses where required, checking fuel injectors, fuel pressure, and Greg Gordons procedure more times than I can remember. I've not checked ignition timing or valve timing. But as I drove the car to it's parking now I feel they should be ok.

Symptoms are, the only way I can get it to fire up (if ever) are with part throttle and once it fires leave the gas pedal alone. Most times it takes about 30 minutes cranking on the starter before it will fire up. But other times it is pretty stubborn and sits and looks at me. After a VERY rough idle it has to be coaxed to rev up or it will stall. If I try drive it once warm it doesn't have the power to pull the skin off a rice pudding, let alone drive it normally. Coughs, splutters and f@rts and is undrivable for more than 100 meters. The starting is the same when warm or cold. Once or twice it has run ok, but not for more than a minute. Then it's back to coughing and spluttering.

Any ideas, or should I go buy a box of matches and marshmallows?