another "wont start" thread im affraid!

[darkcat]

not used the car for 5 days or so, went to start up earlier and it wont turn over....

everything happens as expected, pump primes, all electrics work, immobiliser dis-ramed, and all i get is a click, i assume from the starter solenoid, and the starter doesnt seem to do anything......

help?!

[Alexdaredevilz]

Sounds like a flat battery

[darkcat]

Alexdaredevilz said:

Sounds like a flat battery

nope - checked that (and put it on the charger / conditioner to be sure)

[sunbeam_alpine]

Could be that your battery has died and can't take a charge. Do you have another battery you could try?

[Harrytsg]

You could just try a jump start, that would prove the battery query one way or another?

[randomwalk]

Give the solenoid a whack with the wheel brace, that can work if battery ok

[sunbeam_alpine]

randomwalk said:

Give the solenoid a whack with the wheel brace, that can work if battery ok

It clicks when they key turns, the solenoid is OK.

[randomwalk]

I'd still give it a whack , the solenoid that is.

[roseytvr]

Try putting it in gear, handbrake off and rock the care back and forward a few times.

[darkcat]

roseytvr said:

Try putting it in gear, handbrake off and rock the care back and forward a few times.

tried that one :-D

im gonna wait till its de-frosted a bit, im assuming its basically frozen up....

[Druid]

Knackered battery?
Knackered Connections?
Knackered earth?

[darkcat]

Righty!!! finally had some time off (i supose i could open the shop today but really, really, cant be arsed...)

Managed to get her started! gave the solenoid a tap and seens to be ok.

ran up to temp till the fans kicked in.

now have another problem, that i think was coming on since the last time i was on the road -
my clutch master cylinder doesnt seem to come all the way back?? finding it hard to get into gear and it bites very quickly. i have checked the fluids.
I had the clutch replaced last month, but was fine.

what to check??

Thanks!