Problems

[cabinboy]

hello
i have a jago jeep and use it as an everyday car. it is a smashing car in summer but rain it is a bit naff ,but what you expect for a soft top kit car.
the thing is every week i come home from collage somthing seems to go wrong with either the doors wipers eletrics or somthing else aprt from the engie and bit like that. i was just wondering if you get the same amount of trouble and hassel.
i am 17 it's my 1st car so i dont rag it as i am scared opf bracking it. its only 3rd party and cost more than what some full comps do . any help
mark

[techsec]

Hi
The main thing to remember is most of the components such as the wiring loom are either Mk1 or Mk2 Escort so are getting on a bit.
What age is your Jago and what actual problems are you currently having that are giving you the most concern?

[cabinboy]

hi well my wipers and indicators are the worts i go threw flasher units like nothing on earth . i really am getting sick of my car (no affence to jagos) but at collage i keep geting my car broken into and moved because of the soft top i have even had people smoked pot in the back of it. i just need to get a more econmical and sutable car really.

[cabinboy]

the car is an 87 17 years old sry

[jon4648]

One preventative "fix" I do is to get a tupe of Copperslip - the copper based brake grease. Undo all the connectors, clean the metal contacts of any corrosion with WD40, you may have to scrape them etc, then put a small film of coppaslip on the metal before doing up the connector. This prevents fresh corrosion and as it is copper based the grease conducts. Do the same thing in the fusebox. I promise the first thing you will notice is that your headlights are brighter.

You said your car is 1987 but don't forget the wiring loom and other components are the same age as the donor vehicle. My Jago is 1984 but some of the parts are for a 1973 Mk1 Escort.

jon