Boot solenoid dead

[AcidRich]

Anyone help? Boot will not open, switch has needed a few prods to get it to open for a while but it's stopped altogether now. No sound at all from the mechanism so I'm hoping it's the solenoid and not the dash switch.............

I thought I knew the 'secret' way in but I don't or it doesn't work

It's a pre-cat which may affect the answer..

Can anyone pm me the info please?

Thanks
Richard

[Barreti]

Dropped you an email Richard

[AcidRich]

Cheers Ian, you're a star! I owe you a beer or three
Taking your own car apart was way beyond the call of duty.
Turns out the cable stop had slipped and the solenoid is very intermittent. Looks like a Trip to Maplins tomorrow.
Richard

[roseytvr]

Richard,
Don't want to teach you to suck eggs and all that but are you sure it's the solenoid? The switch is prone to dirty contacts - had the same problem on mine and it turned out to be the switch. Mind you the solenoid is the easier option!
Ian

[AcidRich]

roseytvr said:

Richard,
Don't want to teach you to suck eggs and all that but are you sure it's the solenoid? The switch is prone to dirty contacts - had the same problem on mine and it turned out to be the switch. Mind you the solenoid is the easier option!
Ian

I can hear the solenoid trying but not moving. Glad it's not the switch though as the dash was out quite recently.

[Loubaruch]

The dash switch frequently gets jammed that eventually burns out the solenoid, I burnt two out before this modification:

http://www.bertram-hill.co.uk/tvr-griffith.html

[AcidRich]

The replacement solenoid comes with a metal rod instead of cable. It looks like a better way of connecting things to me.
Anyone used it?

[PeteGriff]

AcidRich said:

The replacement solenoid comes with a metal rod instead of cable. It looks like a better way of connecting things to me.
Anyone used it?

Hi Rich, metal rod type perfectly OK. My replacement was like that and it works perfectly (nearly 4 years now), much easier to set up also. Regards, Pete

[Hedgehopper]

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