nib1980
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| posted on 1/10/11 at 11:58 AM |
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4age Starting problem has me baffelled - help please
Hi,
Bit of an odd one thats got me confused.
Last night i jumped in the car and went to fill up with petrol (No problem)
Went to restart the car at the petrolstation, and nothing, tried jumping it, hitting starter and nothing, ended up getting recovered home by AA.
So today I took the starter off stripped it and cleaned it, all seemed ok, but with the motor mabe a little stiff? (dunno if this is normal)
Put starter back to gether on the car and it sounded like it would be ok with a Booster pack. Duely jump started no problems.
drove around for 30 mins, came home, turn off, and try to test a restart, and its the sounds like the staer still need a boost., put the pack on, but
it made no differance.........wouldn't turn over no start
Now this has left me confused, does this sound like the starter is dying?
advice greatly recieved.
many thanks
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bi22le
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| posted on 1/10/11 at 12:08 PM |
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Does it even turn over?
If not does the starter click really quickly?
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mookaloid
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| posted on 1/10/11 at 12:09 PM |
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sounds like the battery is dieing to me
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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nib1980
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| posted on 1/10/11 at 12:15 PM |
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just and just turns over, then doesn't.
surely it wouldn't be a dying battery, if it has the same symptoms when the Boster pack is connected?
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tul214
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| posted on 1/10/11 at 12:22 PM |
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Bad earth?
1.6 Raw Super6 sold
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AndyRead
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| posted on 1/10/11 at 12:25 PM |
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As Above,
Bad earth connection,
Andy 
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DixieTheKid
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| posted on 1/10/11 at 12:30 PM |
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Check the following:
1) The earth strap from battery to Body.
2) The earth strap from starter motor to bellhousing (or were ever you have earthed it).
3) Check you have got contact at all those points including the battery terminals.
Hopefully this will help, did the AA man test your battery?
Cheers Chris
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nib1980
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| posted on 1/10/11 at 12:38 PM |
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no test on the battery, he just looked and brought a low loader! lol
i'll check the earths, but again i'm intrigied why it's started now, when i haven't changed anyhting.
no one seems to think it's the starter motor dying then?
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DixieTheKid
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| posted on 1/10/11 at 12:43 PM |
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Is it just the starter thats not working or is anything else effected?
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nib1980
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| posted on 1/10/11 at 12:44 PM |
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everything else seems fine just the starter
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INDY BIRD
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| posted on 1/10/11 at 12:48 PM |
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does it do it only when hot??
had this on a cvh was the timing to advanced?? so when got hot would not restart,
may be barking up the wrong tree
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nib1980
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| posted on 1/10/11 at 12:49 PM |
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fair point indy bird, i can go and check, but it was the same this morning when cold, so i think not.
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DixieTheKid
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| posted on 1/10/11 at 12:51 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by INDY BIRD
does it do it only when hot??
had this on a cvh was the timing to advanced?? so when got hot would not restart,
may be barking up the wrong tree
Good point, that used to happen on my ERST. Had to change the positive lead from the battery and buy a heatsheild. Still done it every now and then
thought!
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nib1980
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| posted on 1/10/11 at 12:52 PM |
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so update now. left the battery charger / conditioner on for a couple of hours, just gone our and reading on battery has gone from 10.2v to 12.98v
starts first time.
looks like may be the battery then. (Possibly alternator)
any more tips?
many thankls
Neil
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DixieTheKid
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| posted on 1/10/11 at 01:29 PM |
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2v is really not a lot.... That should still throw over the engine.
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nib1980
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| posted on 1/10/11 at 02:18 PM |
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all seems fine now after a test run, so i'll keep you up dated. many thank all
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oldtimer
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| posted on 1/10/11 at 05:29 PM |
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I thought 10.5 volts pretty much meant the battery was toast ????
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