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You might have read in a previous post that I'm having what I thought was K-click issues.
I've just changed the starter motor and can now hear the solenoid operating but the car still fails to do anything and I'm stumped!
The battery (off the car) is giving 12.75v and if I bump it the car runs fine.
Any ideas!?
HELP!!!
I've just changed the starter motor and can now hear the solenoid operating but the car still fails to do anything and I'm stumped!
The battery (off the car) is giving 12.75v and if I bump it the car runs fine.
Any ideas!?
HELP!!!
Okay, battery has been charged and is showing 13.16V on the meter.
Put it on the car and try to start, starter motor solenoid fires and whirs, that's it!
Jump the car through the battery via a mates car and it fires up first turn of the key!
Can a battery show the voltage but still not have the grunt to turn the car over?
Once again I'm at a loss here!
Put it on the car and try to start, starter motor solenoid fires and whirs, that's it!
Jump the car through the battery via a mates car and it fires up first turn of the key!
Can a battery show the voltage but still not have the grunt to turn the car over?
Once again I'm at a loss here!
Chrisp5782 said:
Okay, battery has been charged and is showing 13.16V on the meter.
Put it on the car and try to start, starter motor solenoid fires and whirs, that's it!
Jump the car through the battery via a mates car and it fires up first turn of the key!
Can a battery show the voltage but still not have the grunt to turn the car over?
Once again I'm at a loss here!
Sounds like you need to replace the battery.Put it on the car and try to start, starter motor solenoid fires and whirs, that's it!
Jump the car through the battery via a mates car and it fires up first turn of the key!
Can a battery show the voltage but still not have the grunt to turn the car over?
Once again I'm at a loss here!
Don't bugger about, buy a new one. Job done for a couple of years. Or more if you keep it on a maintenance charger.
Dodgy batteries throw up all sorts of odd symptoms, and you'll waste hours chasing them.
Check all your grounding points, and live terminals while you're at it. Take them off clean them up, and spray them with some corrosion inhibiter, or paint them with liquid neoprene.
http://www.baysidemarine.co.uk/starbrite-liquid-el...
And don't forget some happy fat on the battery terminals (Vaseline )
Dodgy batteries throw up all sorts of odd symptoms, and you'll waste hours chasing them.
Check all your grounding points, and live terminals while you're at it. Take them off clean them up, and spray them with some corrosion inhibiter, or paint them with liquid neoprene.
http://www.baysidemarine.co.uk/starbrite-liquid-el...
And don't forget some happy fat on the battery terminals (Vaseline )
44€ here in Germany:
http://www.batterie24.de/Motorrad-Intact-Bike-Powe...
Or 49€ (perhaps they will deliver to the UK)
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Batterie-fuer-Aufsitzmaeher...
Maybe I should start selling these on ebay UK?
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