AndyW
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| posted on 14/7/12 at 12:01 PM |
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HELP....What have I done **NOW FIXED**
Ok
The car was running fine. I just wired in the new Acewell dash, all worked fine. Took the dash off and disconnected all wires so I can shorten/ tidy
them up. Now as soon as I connect the battery neg the starter solenoid spins?
I have made sure all the dash wires are not touching anything or grounding out and I cant find anything obvious.
Any one any idea where to look as it might be something easy that Im over looking.
Thats what you get for sneeking into the garage to work on the kit when I should be out in the pouring rain trying to fit a new turbo to SWMBO
car
thanks
Andy
[Edited on 15/7/12 by AndyW]
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mookaloid
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| posted on 14/7/12 at 12:10 PM |
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Haunted 
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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loggyboy
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| posted on 14/7/12 at 12:20 PM |
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Is it a key'd ignition? push button start?
Is the button/key being pushed by a part of the dash that isnt located correctly?
Mistral Motorsport
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AndyW
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| posted on 14/7/12 at 12:30 PM |
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sierra column with switch, even with the key out as soon as I hook up the battery it spins the solenoid?
AAAARRRRRGGGGGhhhhh
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big_wasa
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| posted on 14/7/12 at 12:33 PM |
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have you wired up the relay for the starter motor inhibitor ?
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AndyW
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| posted on 14/7/12 at 12:56 PM |
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Yes Warren, relay wired up and was functioning as it should, as I said all was fine before, now I undid what I had added with regards to the dash and
this problem has come up!
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big_wasa
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| posted on 14/7/12 at 01:05 PM |
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start by taking the relay out and see if it still spins. Check or change the relay.
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 14/7/12 at 02:51 PM |
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Plug the dash back in and see if it still happens.
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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Hector.Brocklebank
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| posted on 14/7/12 at 06:47 PM |
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pull the solenoid wire off, then plug in a test lamp.
connect it all together, then start pulling fuses out one at a time till the light go's out, then you can at least begin tracing it to a single
live feed wire.
And follow your solenoid wire back up into the dash testing any joints for power or a short (and checking for chafing) until you find out where its
getting the spurious voltage from.
Its just a slow methodical process of elimination really, as if the solenoid is supplied by a relay, find out if the relay is faulty and if its not
find out where the relay is getting a false signal from.
Some people can never handle the truth and always try to shoot the messenger instead of taking an honest look in the mirror (its always easier to
blame another than to face reality), but secretly they wish they could grow a pair and be the messenger !!!
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AndyW
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| posted on 14/7/12 at 07:06 PM |
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I will be checking the relay tomorrow so will let you know what I find
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AndyW
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| posted on 15/7/12 at 02:24 PM |
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Well the switched live to the starter had broken the terminal and was touching the perm live from batt. A bit of JB weld and problem solved
Thanks to everyone who offered advise
Andy
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 15/7/12 at 03:49 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by AndyW
Well the switched live to the starter had broken the terminal and was touching the perm live from batt. A bit of JB weld and problem solved
Thanks to everyone who offered advise
Andy
The question(s) I would be asking are, WHY had it broken.???? and,
Could it happen again.???
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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AndyW
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| posted on 15/7/12 at 04:05 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jollygreengiant
quote:
Originally posted by AndyW
Well the switched live to the starter had broken the terminal and was touching the perm live from batt. A bit of JB weld and problem solved
Thanks to everyone who offered advise
Andy
The question(s) I would be asking are, WHY had it broken.???? and,
Could it happen again.???
It was a second hand starter and Im sure the terminal was abit loose when I got it. No chance of it breaking again as the JB weld has bade it very
secure and I have put an isolator between the two terminals so the cant touch even if one was to break loose!
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