vauxhall corsa fault finding

[merlin1485]

Corsa V reg intermitant non starting, engin turns over well but will not catch usually after short journy of one or two stops and starts, happens in differant weather conditions will start with a push

[Brooksy]

We had to call out the RAC to our W reg Corsa earlier this year, having flattened the battery trying to start it. The RAC man turned the engine over, keeping the gas pedal to the floor for a couple of minutes (on booster cables) until it started & then let it warm up. He said that short trips paticularly in colder weather upsets the engine management system & one has to purge the fuel system of excess petrol. He said the Nissan Micra was notorious for this fault. We had moved the car a couple of times only a few yards to squeeze another car onto our forecourt.

[merlin1485]

To Brooksy from Whitesurry I am obliged to you for your prompt answer, now all I have to do is stopit from happening, thanks