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J400GED said:
Start with the basics.
1. Fuel? Have you got any in the tank?
2. Is the battery healthy and fully charged??
3. Is the pump priming when you key on?
4. Is the 80 Amp fuse intact?
5. Are all the HT leads on and secure?
6. Are all the wires to the coil secure?Are you getting a strong spark?
7. Are you getting a strong spark?
8. Are all the wires to the alternator secure?
Hope this helps, best of luck.
Hi Ged, I drove the car home to wash it and it was OK, I washed it and rinsed one side, tried to start it to turn it around so I could rinse the other side, it started but only after 3 or four trys on the starter, so I left it running while I finished, I drove it back to the lockup and stopped it and now it will not start, its turning over but not firing, I've checked the wiring and all seems OK, I know there's fuel in the tank, and I can hear the pump priming, and the battery's good, I'm picking it up in the morning onto a trailer to take it to trimtech, I have to pass xworks on the way so I will nip in to see if they can sort it, I don't think trimtech will want to push it in and out of there unit, also it's supposed to go round the corner after for the wing repair.1. Fuel? Have you got any in the tank?
2. Is the battery healthy and fully charged??
3. Is the pump priming when you key on?
4. Is the 80 Amp fuse intact?
5. Are all the HT leads on and secure?
6. Are all the wires to the coil secure?Are you getting a strong spark?
7. Are you getting a strong spark?
8. Are all the wires to the alternator secure?
Hope this helps, best of luck.
barnsweeper said:
i Ged, I drove the car home to wash it and it was OK, I washed it and rinsed one side, tried to start it to turn it around so I could rinse the other side, it started but only after 3 or four trys on the starter, so I left it running while I finished, I drove it back to the lockup and stopped it and now it will not start, its turning over but not firing, I've checked the wiring and all seems OK, I know there's fuel in the tank, and I can hear the pump priming, and the battery's good, I'm picking it up in the morning onto a trailer to take it to trimtech, I have to pass xworks on the way so I will nip in to see if they can sort it, I don't think trimtech will want to push it in and out of there unit, also it's supposed to go round the corner after for the wing repair.
Ok,why not check the 80 Amp fuse - in the rat's nest in the passenger footwell and the 100 Amp fuse - on the chassis rail forward of the starter motor before loading it onto the trailer?J400GED said:
Ok,why not check the 80 Amp fuse - in the rat's nest in the passenger footwell and the 100 Amp fuse - on the chassis rail forward of the starter motor before loading it onto the trailer?
OK Ged, I'll have a look tonight, would the car still spin over if either of these fuses had blown?J400GED said:
Ok,why not check the 80 Amp fuse - in the rat's nest in the passenger footwell and the 100 Amp fuse - on the chassis rail forward of the starter motor before loading it onto the trailer?
OK Ged, I'll have a look tonight, would the car still spin over if either of these fuses had blown?J400GED said:
These fuses have a habit of degrading and giving all sorts of strange issues, so it wouldn't hurt to check/replace them.
Hi Ged, I've sorted it, I went round and remembered when I had trouble with the fuel pump a few suggestions I received were to check the two grey relays behind the battery, so I went round and gave them a tap with a screwdriver handle and the car started, so I'll nip into xworks in the morning and get two replacements, phew back on track. Thanks for all the suggestions.barnsweeper said:
Hi Ged, I've sorted it, I went round and remembered when I had trouble with the fuel pump a few suggestions I received were to check the two grey relays behind the battery, so I went round and gave them a tap with a screwdriver handle and the car started, so I'll nip into xworks in the morning and get two replacements, phew back on track. Thanks for all the suggestions.
Excellent news mate. I bet you're relieved! 
barnsweeper said:
Relieved is an understatement Ged, I saw all my plans unravelling.
Replaced both relays, car starts on the button now, took it to trimmers yesterday morning at 8am then picked it up finished at 16.15 and moved it to body shop for the wing repair,should be ready for Thursday, also new viback window is done, weekend will be reinstall the roof, console and seats,seatbelts. Car should be finished for Easter weekend, will post pics when I get the car back.barnsweeper said:
Replaced both relays, car starts on the button now, took it to trimmers yesterday morning at 8am then picked it up finished at 16.15 and moved it to body shop for the wing repair,should be ready for Thursday, also new viback window is done, weekend will be reinstall the roof, console and seats,seatbelts. Car should be finished for Easter weekend, will post pics when I get the car back.
Fantastic news mate! That light at the end of the tunnel is almost blinding now.... 
carsy said:
Just out of interest Jim, who painted your wing.
Presume it was somebody on Poulton Industrial estate.
Yeh mate it was done by a company on beacon road poulton Ind estate, the are called autobahn, his name is Damian, I believe they are ex works as is trimtech who did the carpets.Presume it was somebody on Poulton Industrial estate.
J400GED said:
Looking forward to the pics mate.
Hi Ged, I've have a problem with two switches hazard switch and rear fog neither work, I have searched allover the net but can't find replacements, both are brushed aluminium, I have found a company to repair but they do not answer the phone, I presume these are mot fails so job stops again. barnsweeper said:
Hi Ged, I've have a problem with two switches hazard switch and rear fog neither work, I have searched allover the net but can't find replacements, both are brushed aluminium, I have found a company to repair but they do not answer the phone, I presume these are mot fails so job stops again.
Are you sure it's the switches?If I remember correctly, these have a ribbon attached to the back of the switches and sometimes it's the ribbon contacts that just need cleaning up at either end.
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