adithorp
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| posted on 12/6/08 at 11:20 AM |
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Broke down last night...sort of!
I went out for a blat and show off the car to some mates last night. Coming around a corner in a lane and feeding the throttle in when I hit a
pot-hole. Cough, splutter and its dead.
Tried bumping it while it was still rolling...nothing. Tried restarting...nothing. So I'm just wondering what to do and had I got Worx's
number on my mobile ('cos I was a couple of miles from Middlewich) when I spot the engine stop switch is off! Bloody fob on the ignition keyring
had jumped about and knocked it off!
So I thrashed its arse all the way home. Think I need to modify the switch.
adrian
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Guinness
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| posted on 12/6/08 at 11:22 AM |
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Mike
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BenB
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| posted on 12/6/08 at 11:26 AM |
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Good spot!!!
In a moment of panic it's easy to overlook the obvious things!!!
Does the engine-off switch just cut power to the engine (kind of like it suggests  ). I know if you suddenly disconnect battery isolator switches
you can fry the electrical bits inside the ECU etc unless it's an FIA type....
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worX
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| posted on 12/6/08 at 11:32 AM |
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Well I would of loved to of helped out, but knowing me I'd of missed something simple like an engine kill-switch too (at first) 
I have to say, it's why I use the toggle switches with "aero covers" and I spin the cover round so that it is a completed circuit
when closed and therefore can't be knocked off...
U2U sent with number Adrian, stop by next time you are over this way, I'd love to see your car - mind you I will see it at Anglesey in 4 weeks
anyway!
Steve
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ibakes
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| posted on 12/6/08 at 03:15 PM |
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Done that with my first bike
Got home, hit the kill switch instead of the key, next morning wouldnt start, pushed it about a mile to my brothers workshop.... got a call later in
the day with him just laughing
Glad to hear it was an easy fix tho
[Edited on 12/6/08 by ibakes]
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adithorp
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| posted on 12/6/08 at 04:57 PM |
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Yes, the engine stop is as on the bike. Its not needed as you can just switch of with the ignition key but you need it to scroll through the ECU test
sequence on the bike dash.
I have your Numbers on my phone Steve so I'll call you next time I'm over that way. Couldn't last night though as I had my mates 10
year old out for a ride. He had to be home for 8.30; Not that he'd be able to sleep though!
Missile switch type cover is the mod' I've got planned.
adrian
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mad-butcher
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| posted on 12/6/08 at 06:53 PM |
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I've got a green light wired into the kill switch ,
tony
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