22-08-2014, 07:29 PM
f*ck
THIS
SHIT
!!!!!!
Sitting playing with a lighter in my hand looking out the window at the car contemplating.
I went out and had a play with the earths starting at the rear. Voltage across the battery terminals was still about 12.5v. Voltage between the positive terminal and a bare screw hole just above the battery was only a little over 10v so I knew I had a voltage loss.
Cleaned up the 2 earths till they were absolutely shining bare metal and bolted them back down and the voltage improved but still wasn't perfect so added a third earth between the earth point in the roof and the battery and happy days, voltage across the battery 12.38v, voltage between the screw hole and the positive 12.38v, voltage between the starter motor and the chassis 12.38v.
Hallelujah problem solved, went for a test start, ignition on and starter motor, stop solenoid and glow plugs to the chassis were all only just over 10v and in trying to start still only got the *whir, whir nothing*
Right we'll sort some front earths then. One runs from the engine side of the top engine mounts to the offside chassis earth, there is still the original gear box to rear nearside chassis earth and I added a third between the front nearside earth point to a different bolt on the gearbox, I also did my best at cleaning up earth points.
There really can't be a problem now, ignition on, voltages have improved at the starter motor, stop solenoid and glow plugs so I went to start it and again *whir whir nothing*. f*ck IT!!!!
Surely the battery that was fine the last time i started the rallye cant of gone and died in a couple of months over the summer. Checked and it was still practically fully charged, popped it in the rallye and *whir whir whir nothing* so somehow I have ANOTHER dead battery, thats 3 sitting under my work bench in as many months.
Really didn't have the money to go and buy another one
On the up side at least with the battery if it doesn't work it can go in the rallye.
Oh and my hard drive is plugged back in so I'll have pictures later.
THIS
SHIT
!!!!!!
Sitting playing with a lighter in my hand looking out the window at the car contemplating.
I went out and had a play with the earths starting at the rear. Voltage across the battery terminals was still about 12.5v. Voltage between the positive terminal and a bare screw hole just above the battery was only a little over 10v so I knew I had a voltage loss.
Cleaned up the 2 earths till they were absolutely shining bare metal and bolted them back down and the voltage improved but still wasn't perfect so added a third earth between the earth point in the roof and the battery and happy days, voltage across the battery 12.38v, voltage between the screw hole and the positive 12.38v, voltage between the starter motor and the chassis 12.38v.
Hallelujah problem solved, went for a test start, ignition on and starter motor, stop solenoid and glow plugs to the chassis were all only just over 10v and in trying to start still only got the *whir, whir nothing*
Right we'll sort some front earths then. One runs from the engine side of the top engine mounts to the offside chassis earth, there is still the original gear box to rear nearside chassis earth and I added a third between the front nearside earth point to a different bolt on the gearbox, I also did my best at cleaning up earth points.
There really can't be a problem now, ignition on, voltages have improved at the starter motor, stop solenoid and glow plugs so I went to start it and again *whir whir nothing*. f*ck IT!!!!
Surely the battery that was fine the last time i started the rallye cant of gone and died in a couple of months over the summer. Checked and it was still practically fully charged, popped it in the rallye and *whir whir whir nothing* so somehow I have ANOTHER dead battery, thats 3 sitting under my work bench in as many months.
Really didn't have the money to go and buy another one
On the up side at least with the battery if it doesn't work it can go in the rallye.Oh and my hard drive is plugged back in so I'll have pictures later.
