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Got home. The car started using easystart, stumbled about for a bit then it warmed up and ran OK. I think the fuel may have been air locked, and the battery didn't have enough to start in the cold. I am in Bolton at the moment and it is freezing. After using the car for half an hour, I left it to cool down. 2 hours later I went to it, there was ice on the windows and the doors were stuck. I know other people have got worse weather, but i have never been this cold for years. Took a few turns but it started. the new battery is priceless. I am guessing the car has a cold start issue. Does anyone know if it has a glow plug relay?.... I cant believe all the glows have failed at the same time. This has been a comedy of errors. The lesson learned is don't assume it is only one problem. These vehicles need a good battery. I have found a guy on my doorstep in Abergele, Tayma Batteries, he sells American batteries, not cheap, but they will definately be up to the job. I am convinced that most starting problems are battery related, even if the battery appears to be good. I hope to use the car tomorrow and it will probably be easystart, it's freezing here. What I have learned about the fuel heater fuse is, it also powers the fuel pump in the tank.

Great, glad to hear it @@Expoman That adds up to my thinking that this has a large list of problems that cause the same/similar symptoms hence being so tricky to pin down. I'm still getting bad starts so think there is more to be done so I'll get on with that in warmer weather. Did a lot of driving today, snow and -2 temperatures and no problems though. The non-return-valve idea was talked about, QinteQ mentioned it to me a few weeks back when we were having a catch up in his lads garage and sounds a sensible idea if you think that's the issue, though it's more of a sticking-plaster solution than finding the root cause. Also, anyone in the UK know where to source the fuel filter (rear edition beside tank) assembly so I can order one as thinking it's worth doing at some point.

Delighted to say that mine is now running well, starts first time both cold and hot so the filter housing and filter change fixed the problem for me. I've done about 700 miles and a good few runs, short and long, with no problems at all. frogland, When the housing was off and the filter removed, I could see some distortion of the membrane and some fine cracks. Re NRV, I don't know, AndyB2000 would have a better idea on that.

I just got this problem too. Drove from Wales to Bolton on Fri. Saturday morning the car started, ran for a few seconds then stalled. The fuse for the fuel heater had blown. Unfortunately, no tools. I called the AA they somehow got the car running, and I used it all day Sat. Sunday morning the same issue as above. Fuse blown. Called the AA again but this time the guy couldn't start the car, the fuse kept blowing. I guess the fuel heater wiring has a short circuit. I'm stuck in Bolton for exams and no Chrysler. I have a mobile electrical guy coming tomorrow. If he finds the fault, I will post it. Meanwhile if anyone can shed a light on this problem it will be a great help. I've printed Andy's post for the auto electrician.

I've not seen a Delta for over 6 months now... See Delta's really are a cheap way into exclusivity!

I saw a silver one in Pickering on Monday