Starting problems

[tintin]

Have you tried "Our friends electric"?

In the words of the immortal Roy Walker.......................

It's Good Vince, but it's not what's on the card!

The song title is " Are Friends Electric"

10/10 for effort mate, made me giggle this morning!

Alan

[surfenstein]

alan i dont know if this will help mate but have you tried a discharge tester on the old battery.most garages if they are any good will have one of these.might be worth trying.

[tintin]

alan i dont know if this will help mate but have you tried a discharge tester on the old battery.most garages if they are any good will have one of these.might be worth trying.

My mate is hoping to take it to a kit car specialist up the road(where he works part time) Who apparently has all the proper testing gear, so hopefully i can trust his findings!
Alan

[madcampbell]

Just a thought, could it be your starter motor contacts....I had the same problem. Would jump start to get mine going but every now and then that did not work , I also bought a Jump start pack and killed that ..bought a new battery but that also drained ..... all to find it was the starter motor contacts, £30 ish in parts and 5hrs work for me

Cheers
Mark

[stormforce]

i need to sort mine out aswell as i think the contacts are wearing out as i need to start hitting it with a bar to be able to start the truck

[tintin]

Just a thought, could it be your starter motor contacts....I had the same problem. Would jump start to get mine going but every now and then that did not work , I also bought a Jump start pack and killed that ..bought a new battery but that also drained ..... all to find it was the starter motor contacts, £30 ish in parts and 5hrs work for me

Cheers
Mark

Thanks Mark, will definately take a look at those asap!

Alan

[tintin]

Well, batteries and alternator all checked out and working ok!
Can only put it down to the fact we do so many short journies!

Alan

[roylittle0]

Not sure what you call short journeys but all i do is about 2 miles to work and back every day it don't get a run out apart from probably once a month when it does a 8 mile trip, I've got a 2.4 SSRG with dual batteries and its never gone flat on me yet, if that helps.

[darkdezigns]

Well, batteries and alternator all checked out and working ok!
Can only put it down to the fact we do so many short journies!

Alan

that still doesnt add up mate,must be a drain on the electrics sumwhere,ask your mate in the garage if he can try an "amp clamp",when this is done it will show any current being pulled/used with ignition off,ie like an old alarm drawing current,or a knackered light sumwhere

[tintin]

all been done today Andy, no probs found!
The wife uses the car in the morning.
Leave house, drive less than quarter mile, drop little-un at school, drive about quarter mile to work, come out of work,drive to town centre (less than half mile) Then drive home!

Alan

[madcampbell]

Well, batteries and alternator all checked out and working ok!
Can only put it down to the fact we do so many short journies!

Alan

Would now palce a bet that it is your Starter motor contacts!!

[tintin]

Did you get a starter re-furb kit, and if so where from.
Thanks
Alan

[madcampbell]

Did you get a starter re-furb kit, and if so where from.
Thanks
Alan

I went to a toyota dealer and they sorted all the bits out for around £30 all in. 2 contacts and a plunger.

Cheers Mark

[tintin]

I went to a toyota dealer and they sorted all the bits out for around £30 all in. 2 contacts and a plunger.

Cheers Mark

Thanks Mark.

Alan

[Diezel Weazel]

Alan, think somebody recently refurbe'd theirs with kits from Roughtrax...

There's always a Payback .... But don't expect a Warning !!!!