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Glad I'm not alone - my friends still joke about it. Oops.
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Don't try this at home kids!
My Dad was helping me with my first car - a non starting Peugeot. Ignition was on ... Click, click when trying to start. Must be starter solenoid he said, pointed to it using a chunky flat bladed screw driver. Big set of sparks. Bang as he shorted it and the solenoid came unstuck. Car started. Worked fine for 18 months after that.
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One of my hidden fears is the power of a car battery, after seeing what happens when you accidentally touch two heavy-duty jump leads connected to a 7.5 tonne van together (not me, I'd like to add!)
Wouldn't catch me with a big screwdriver anywhere near a connected battery.
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I had forgot about this thread and this happend to me last week while checking plenum for water:
It was my saloon the one without the spyhole done yet (since making a mess of the tourer) I prised out the 3 clip/buttons on the long plinth, took off the top plastic grid, slid out the long plastic strip to reveal the plenum chamber, all was good and only a little water after all the torrential rain that week. On fitting everything I could not fathom out why the strip of plastic that covers the plenum chamber would not fit very good, five minutes later after turning it round this way and that, I realised it was the wrong damn bit of plastic, I was trying to place the top grid one under the long plinth Duh! duh! and double Duh! My mind is going, I tell ya not a lie Ken. |
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First of all, apologies to DMGRS for bringing back this ancient thread. But I think it's relevant.
I'm still having trouble with Kim's starter motor. I've put a replacement on, which worked a couple of times, then decided to just click rather than work. So today I went out to remove the two cables from the bottom of the starter motor, give them a rub with wet n dry, apply copper grease, then put them back on. This is the I'm a wally bit..... As I was unfastening the nut I heard a crack. Wondered what it was, but then continued. Another crack, but this time I saw sparks as the spanner touched the body of the starter motor. That was when I remembered to disconnect the battery before messing around with electrical cables Did that, did the job, reconnected everything and tried her. No click, no turnover. Nothing. So I came onto the forum to search for fuses or relays relating to the starter motor., which is when I found this thread. I'm struggling now. I can't find anything on here, and can't find anything in the Haynes manual either. Does anybody know which fuse/relay I could try replacing? Thank you.
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