Mr Whippy
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| posted on 24/10/08 at 11:31 AM |
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her Corsa's dieing!
Miss Whippys corsa is going tits up at work, getting e-mails
all the gauges have stopped working including the speedo, radio, fuel gauge & tacho she checked the fuses but none have blown so I suspect a bad
earth is the cause. Even the heater motor is running slower
its a corsa-B diesel, anyone come across this before with these little buckets??
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 24/10/08 at 11:33 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
Miss Whippys corsa is going tits up at work, getting e-mails
Thats one clever corsa 
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 24/10/08 at 11:35 AM |
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Battery failed?
Battery earth strap / power lead connectors need a clean and tighten?
(but I'm sure you know all the non-Corsa-specific stuff anyway!)
[Edited on 24/10/08 by David Jenkins]
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Danozeman
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| posted on 24/10/08 at 11:38 AM |
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Plug behind the clocks? This is a prob on the corsa-c's and im sure the later b's did it aswell.
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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r1_pete
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| posted on 24/10/08 at 11:43 AM |
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Its just saying its time for daddy to build or buy her a new car...
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 24/10/08 at 11:48 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Danozeman
Plug behind the clocks? This is a prob on the corsa-c's and im sure the later b's did it aswell.
oh thanks, wasn't aware of that 
car runs fine and the battery light is out, just no gauges, she might be imagining the motor speed, I haven't heard it myself yet
cheers
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Its just saying its time for daddy to build or buy her a new car...
don't think she trusts me to do that...she'd just ask what's going to fall off it then?!
[Edited on 24/10/08 by Mr Whippy]
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maartenromijn
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| posted on 24/10/08 at 11:53 AM |
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I have had the same problem with a Merc 250TD. All electrics on board were dead.
Turned out that there was a short circuit in the ignition switch and/or the rectifier was broken.
Check whether it still charges.
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cjtheman
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| posted on 24/10/08 at 12:20 PM |
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hi
just had this done myself on the misses car as Danozeman said way to find out when it happens again push on the clocks
cheers
colin
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britishtrident
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| posted on 24/10/08 at 12:21 PM |
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Modern hi-tech batteries tend to die very suddely and very completely -- if nothing obvious you need to do all battery voltage tests.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 24/10/08 at 12:33 PM |
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thanks guys, certainly know where to start looking now cheers.
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MikeR
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| posted on 24/10/08 at 02:51 PM |
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sounds like when teh speedo cable stops working. its an anti theft system - no speedo, no clocks etc.
happened to a mate on a first gen corsa twice in a couple of months, really pee'd him off.
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 24/10/08 at 04:24 PM |
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Happens to my Corsa on occasions. I just switch the engine off and restart it and it's all fine again.
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bob tatt
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| posted on 24/10/08 at 05:30 PM |
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push on the dash just behind the clocks my wifes died a couple of years ago aa man said its a common problem on the corsas the next time it did it
wifey sorted it hope this helps
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