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Hi,
I have had the car on trickle charge in my garage over the winter. When I tried starting it, it just goes click-click. I have put a battery tester on it and it registers 12.4v dropping and holding steady at 11.4v when I try to start it. I am therefore assuming the starter motor has stuck. Anybody got any suggestions on how I maybe able to free it to enable me to drive it somewhere I can get it looked at? Unfortunately have no mechanical skills, but I do have a broom handle and a hammer! The car is a 4.5.
May thanks
Tony
I have had the car on trickle charge in my garage over the winter. When I tried starting it, it just goes click-click. I have put a battery tester on it and it registers 12.4v dropping and holding steady at 11.4v when I try to start it. I am therefore assuming the starter motor has stuck. Anybody got any suggestions on how I maybe able to free it to enable me to drive it somewhere I can get it looked at? Unfortunately have no mechanical skills, but I do have a broom handle and a hammer! The car is a 4.5.
May thanks
Tony
N7GTX said:
You need a minimum of 12.6 volts in a good battery so although you have had the charger on it, it is too low.
Use jump leads and that should get you moving again. But have the battery properly tested or fit a new one.
Many thanks. Jump started it and it started first time. Will get the battery checked. Use jump leads and that should get you moving again. But have the battery properly tested or fit a new one.
I was always under the impression that you had to be careful jump starting TVRs which is why I hadn't already tried it. Or am I wrong?
TvrTone said:
Many thanks. Jump started it and it started first time. Will get the battery checked.
I was always under the impression that you had to be careful jump starting TVRs which is why I hadn't already tried it. Or am I wrong?
You are fine to jump start it, used to need to do it often before I had a new battery and a trickle charger.I was always under the impression that you had to be careful jump starting TVRs which is why I hadn't already tried it. Or am I wrong?
N7GTX said:
You need a minimum of 12.6 volts in a good battery so although you have had the charger on it, it is too low.
Use jump leads and that should get you moving again. But have the battery properly tested or fit a new one.
12.6V is a battery with almost 100% charge. Use jump leads and that should get you moving again. But have the battery properly tested or fit a new one.
Obviously the closer to this the better, but I've started a car with a battery reading 11.9V (about 25% charge). It was only a 1.2 litre Clio though!
I have always jump started mine using one of those charge/jump starters and have had no problems.
I heard from these pages that it can harm the control boxes in the boot so what I always do is disconnect the leads as soon as possible once the car has started. Not sure if this does help but it can't hurt.
I heard from these pages that it can harm the control boxes in the boot so what I always do is disconnect the leads as soon as possible once the car has started. Not sure if this does help but it can't hurt.
TvrTone said:
Now struggling to get replacement battery. I currently have an 072 battery which is quite a snug fit. The local battery centre has a 072T which does no have the bottom lip for the clamp, that particular version has been discontinued. What are other people using?
Tony
Search the forums on batteries, wildly debated which is best. I've had everything to be honest. Next battery will be the yellow top as its great for the deep cycle - we all know if you leave for 2 weeks they've no power to turn over, which in turn kills the battery over time.Tony
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