Help needed

[grahamn]

I am currently sat in the cerb unable to start. It has no electrics at all even the clock has stopped. It has been going well all day, stopped at a garage to check the water level switched it off and then nothing. It's not the silver key as I have bi passed it.
Anyone got any ideas.

[Jhonno]

Earth..?

[roseytvr]

I would Check your battery and all earth connections as a start point

[Gazzab]

Big fuse?

[Vee8ight]

Faulty battery

[grahamn]

All ok now. It was the 40 amp fuse in the passenger footwell, 1 of the terminals was lose. Many thanks to Dave ( plastic man).

[C3BER]

Mine is now parked up 20 miles away with no water, a bonnet I cannot open and a slow puncture at the rear. I would not mind but its due to have its rev counter put back in on Monday and that's only two miles from where the car is now :-(

[amazon]

grahamn said:

All ok now. It was the 40 amp fuse in the passenger footwell, 1 of the terminals was lose. Many thanks to Dave ( plastic man).

Hi MadGraham - only just see your post - glad its all resolved. Dave is the fourth emergency service! I've lost count of the times he has got people out of trouble with their cars! .

[good40]

C3BER said:

Mine is now parked up 20 miles away with no water, a bonnet I cannot open and a slow puncture at the rear. I would not mind but its due to have its rev counter put back in on Monday and that's only two miles from where the car is now :-(

How is the bonnet stuck shut ?
That would be almost a dream for me, mines always flapping in the wind! Hope you get sorted.

[C3BER]

It's having a paddy. Trying to turn the knob but it will not move. Until that's sorted I cannot check what let go to lose the water. To say I'm pissed off is putting it lightly.

[RUSSELLM]

Have you tried ignoring the knob & just lifting it ? From the edge by the windscreen, just push the bonnet sideways & lift. I'd be shocked if it didn't open. At worse, you make break one of those high quality, Three pence, plastic nuts that hold it in place.

[C3BER]

Just heading off now to see what I can do with it but I will give it a go. Had all the water pipes changed two months ago and I think it's one of those that's gone. Off with the F1 and fingers crossed.

[C3BER]

Getting picked up and into TvR on Monday :-(

[Vee8ight]

grahamn said:

All ok now. It was the 40 amp fuse in the passenger footwell, 1 of the terminals was lose. Many thanks to Dave ( plastic man).

I didn't even know there was a fuse in the passenger footwell!

[Bollycerb]

C3BER said:

It's having a paddy. Trying to turn the knob but it will not move. Until that's sorted I cannot check what let go to lose the water. To say I'm pissed off is putting it lightly.

I had this problem - there is a grub screw on the bonnet release knob that if you loosen off will allow it to turn.

Of course I only found this out after I had forced entry to the bonnet breaking the plastic pointy things...

Edited by Bollycerb on Sunday 23 June 09:28

[C3BER]

It's always the small things that balls things up. Because its dumped its water and with the mil light on its staying put until tomorrow. I have my fingers crossed.

[C3BER]

Plastic 'T' piece next to the expansion tank had cracked :-(

Will let you know why the bonnet would not open later.

[Gazzab]

C3BER said:

Plastic 'T' piece next to the expansion tank had cracked :-(

Will let you know why the bonnet would not open later.

think a brass one from B&Q is a better replacement?

[Byker28i]

Vee8ight said:

grahamn said:

All ok now. It was the 40 amp fuse in the passenger footwell, 1 of the terminals was lose. Many thanks to Dave ( plastic man).

I didn't even know there was a fuse in the passenger footwell!

There's not in mine

[C3BER]

Lol Gazzab. It's done now and pressure tested and has a nice metal fix rather than the plastic one. Few jobs outstanding to sort but it lives :-) .

Needs Paul's front discs, handbrake ratchet sorting and that's it. Well I want to have a play with the rear set up as I'm rubbing the rears but that's no problem as I like the smell of burnt rubber.