i am beginning to feel cursed..
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i am beginning to feel cursed..
the litany so far....
new fuel pump (which i could have avoided had i realised that some absolute wally - me- had put diesel in rather than unleaded - i know....)
new battery
the very lovely Bob and a nice AA man telling me how clean the engine is and how there is no crap anywhere - clean carb, sparks, oil filters etc...
yet still she seems drawn to the AA van......
last nights diagnosis was that the battery isn't holding its charge. She was running lovely (if a little rich), no clunking, no engine noise, no banging until i stopped, and then no restarting.
So......any ideas about why the charge may be going? The earth on the battery is very secure.
thanks as always.
new fuel pump (which i could have avoided had i realised that some absolute wally - me- had put diesel in rather than unleaded - i know....)
new battery
the very lovely Bob and a nice AA man telling me how clean the engine is and how there is no crap anywhere - clean carb, sparks, oil filters etc...
yet still she seems drawn to the AA van......
last nights diagnosis was that the battery isn't holding its charge. She was running lovely (if a little rich), no clunking, no engine noise, no banging until i stopped, and then no restarting.
So......any ideas about why the charge may be going? The earth on the battery is very secure.
thanks as always.
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Hi Mark
Did the AA Man carry out any electrical tests on the dynamo with his multi meter ?.... or did he base his assessment solely on the red light " glowing " all the time ( i.e the car indicating an " under charging " situation ).
bmcecosse...Fan belt adjustment correct when I saw the car.
Previous breakdown man's tapping the fuel pump and no noise pointed me towards the pump's possible points/ split diaphragm failure.Mark's mechanical abilites prompted him to opt for the new pump replacement route as the easy option.
Subsequent phonecall with Mark.
New pump installed reflected some life but the car stopped again.Rocking the car brought the pump to life temporarily, with audible clicking.My diagnosis was a blocked fuel line/ petrol tank.
The recent " refilling" of the car's fuel tank was not part of the
original story/ circumstances and I missed the diesel substitution.
A " Public " sorry Mark.
Bob
Did the AA Man carry out any electrical tests on the dynamo with his multi meter ?.... or did he base his assessment solely on the red light " glowing " all the time ( i.e the car indicating an " under charging " situation ).
bmcecosse...Fan belt adjustment correct when I saw the car.
Previous breakdown man's tapping the fuel pump and no noise pointed me towards the pump's possible points/ split diaphragm failure.Mark's mechanical abilites prompted him to opt for the new pump replacement route as the easy option.
Subsequent phonecall with Mark.
New pump installed reflected some life but the car stopped again.Rocking the car brought the pump to life temporarily, with audible clicking.My diagnosis was a blocked fuel line/ petrol tank.
The recent " refilling" of the car's fuel tank was not part of the
original story/ circumstances and I missed the diesel substitution.
A " Public " sorry Mark.
Bob
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Mark start from the beginning.
You say no restarting, do you mean it just won't start or it won't turn over, or you can't hear the fuel pump clicking.
If you charge the battery does it the start OK as the colder weather will show up a weak battery.
You say no restarting, do you mean it just won't start or it won't turn over, or you can't hear the fuel pump clicking.
If you charge the battery does it the start OK as the colder weather will show up a weak battery.
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ok
a history....
as bob says...all looks good, and it has a new petrol pump, which clicks well when you turn onto ignition status.
it just clunks deadly - although when the aa man came of course it turned over properly first time, but then after turning it off so he could check stuff it clunked again.
aa man checked the voltage on the battery and said it wasn't keeping the charge, so i am recharging now to see if it holds the charge. The earth connection on the battery wasn't as tight as it might have been, so that could be a small contribution.
Bob - the AA man was there 30 minutes before smelling the diesel, and that was only cos he took the carb to pieces again and got it on his fingers!
a history....
as bob says...all looks good, and it has a new petrol pump, which clicks well when you turn onto ignition status.
it just clunks deadly - although when the aa man came of course it turned over properly first time, but then after turning it off so he could check stuff it clunked again.
aa man checked the voltage on the battery and said it wasn't keeping the charge, so i am recharging now to see if it holds the charge. The earth connection on the battery wasn't as tight as it might have been, so that could be a small contribution.
Bob - the AA man was there 30 minutes before smelling the diesel, and that was only cos he took the carb to pieces again and got it on his fingers!
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Hi Mark that may be a clue, if charging the battery doesnt make a difference you may find the bendix is sticking on the starter motor this often just sounds like a clunk, if so that would explain your previous post that rocking the car enabled it to start normally as the rocking freed off the bendix.it just clunks deadly - although when the aa man came of course it turned over properly first time, but then after turning it off so he could check stuff it clunked again.
If you take the starter motor out to clean it the spindle needs to be really clean and the only lubrication should be with graphite (not the grease) you can use a soft lead pencil for this as oiling the spindle will attract dirt etc and cause it to stick again.
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And as writtenbmcecosse wrote:I can only go with what is written! " Rocking the car brought the pump to life temporarily, with audible clicking " - looks like petrol pump to me!
as bob says...all looks good, and it has a new petrol pump, which clicks well when you turn onto ignition status.
it just clunks deadly
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everything you say sounds complicated!!
I am reconsidering my noise now and it sounds a bit like a seething - like when you hear hot pressure OR an electrical hissing - so it could be a dodgy connection in the electrical box i think? it seems quiet but then occassionally gets louder / faster when you accelerate. And it sounds roughly in that "just in front of the steering wheel" area.
I am reconsidering my noise now and it sounds a bit like a seething - like when you hear hot pressure OR an electrical hissing - so it could be a dodgy connection in the electrical box i think? it seems quiet but then occassionally gets louder / faster when you accelerate. And it sounds roughly in that "just in front of the steering wheel" area.
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I hate things like that so often noises are transmitted so that you thing they have started in one area when its another.And it sounds roughly in that "just in front of the steering wheel" area.
If you think you do have a leak in the manifold area a solution of soapy water or neat washing up liquid applied with a brush will often reveal the leak as it makes it bubble.
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