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roadboy - 11/9/06 at 05:05 PM

Hi Guys,
Is nothing happening in VortX land, it's very quiet on here. How are your engine/clutch problems going Ian (Agriv8) ?
Hope to post some pics soon from very wet trackday at Croft.
Regds
Ian

Hellfire - 11/9/06 at 05:32 PM

Sssshhhhh. You'll wake everybody up.

Agriv8 - 11/9/06 at 06:02 PM

Don't need waking up - but i am in the Dog house. ( not even sent to the garage - THAT BAD )

Supposed to have started the final stage of kitchen fitting yesterday ( grouting ect )while the missus was out.

But to cut along story short beer favorite chair F1 then dicided I'd continue messing with the new to me v8 anyway by the time she got back. I was in major doodoo's .

I have been treatened that unless I get craking she is goind to disconnect my wirles router to stop me '..... pratting about on that ebay and Locobuilders website ....'

TTFN

Agriv8

roadboy - 11/9/06 at 06:13 PM

Tough titty Ian, just keep sneaking out & doing a bit on the car.
Good Luck
Ian

smart51 - 11/9/06 at 07:04 PM

quote:
Originally posted by roadboy
Is nothing happening in VortX land,?


I've been doing lots of driving but not asking questions.

Dillinger1977 - 11/9/06 at 07:18 PM

nothing new with me. the usual hour or two at the weekend due to busy work, and the same problem of having a flat battery every other day. Which kind of ruins my 'inspirational engine startup' to get motivated again!

I'm trying to work out if the battery is buggered. If not, something on the car must be wired up permanently..

chockymonster - 11/9/06 at 07:35 PM

quote:
Originally posted by roadboy
Hi Guys,
Is nothing happening in VortX land, it's very quiet on here.


I'm too busy swearing and bitching at myself as things are going too wrong at the moment

RichieC - 11/9/06 at 09:12 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Dillinger1977
nothing new with me. the usual hour or two at the weekend due to busy work, and the same problem of having a flat battery every other day. Which kind of ruins my 'inspirational engine startup' to get motivated again!

I'm trying to work out if the battery is buggered. If not, something on the car must be wired up permanently..


Have you got a horn connected to the loom mate? Ony reason I ask is unless youve modified the wiring (I havent had the time yet) the horn relay will be perm energised and will be sucking volts.

Either pop the relay out or see if its hot, mine was and it was flatening the battery.

Rgds

Rich

Dillinger1977 - 12/9/06 at 07:46 AM

I havent touched it, it was all a bit alien to me so I payed MNR to wire it up using their wiring fella.
I did have the 'permanently on' horn when I tried (and failed) to wire it all up, but according to MNR the switches on my steering column were fried.
I'll have a check by unplugging it and see what happens.

My battery goes from 13.7 volts after a charge, to 11 the next evening.

I did a similar test last night with the loom disconnected from the battery and it was showing around the same so I think the battery is knackered somehow. (unless thats normal..?)

[Edited on 12/9/06 by Dillinger1977]

RichieC - 12/9/06 at 09:08 AM

Hi mate,

No thats not normal. If MNR have sorted the wiring then that discounts the incorrect wiring of the horn, although that voltage drop is very similar to what mine was doing.

If you have a horn fitted and working then thats not the issue.

Could well be a knackered battery if its not holding its charge.

Rich