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JB
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Mon Feb 27, 2006 9:22 am |
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car failed to start the other day...as i was in a hurry, typical. dead-ish battery.
tbh for a while the first start of the day has been a bit slow and hesitant, but usually it alwaysjust catches in time. this time it didnt. so i put it on charge for the day, started no probs.
but a few days later now it is starting to slow down again first thing in the morn...
crap battery? its about 4 year old i guess...alt is about same age too. |
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Chris H
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Mon Feb 27, 2006 9:24 am |
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have you checked the water?
you got decent earths on the car?
If not get some. last week I snapped 4 earth braids with my fingers alone! |
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JB
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Mon Feb 27, 2006 9:27 am |
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water in the battery i presume?  and no...no idea how to.
also its just that first start of the day...rest of the day its fine...i think it must be the long stand over night getting cold.
but i'll check the earth's anyway, havent looked at them for a long time. |
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Chris H
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Mon Feb 27, 2006 9:32 am |
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I would get the earthing sorted. The big pone from the inner wing to the box is normally in a bad way.
Only problem is the bolt on the box likes to chear its head off, unless you get good acess to belt it a few times. So leave that. But on the inner wing undo it, clean it up add another earth and run that directly to the earth ontop of the gearbox.
Battery water, on top of the battery you can either unscrew or pop the cell covers off, if they are dry thats your problem. Ambers megane battery was nearly dry and it was getting pretty bad, put wate rin and that sorted it but I got her a 2litre coupe batteyr for 35 quid anyway. |
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JB
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Mon Feb 27, 2006 9:34 am |
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ill check them mucker
tap water ok? |
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Chris H
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Mon Feb 27, 2006 9:39 am |
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lol no, deionised water from halfords. |
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JB
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Tue Feb 28, 2006 6:08 am |
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JB
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 4:03 am |
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bah i really should get round to checking these things as the bastard failed on me again this morning...grr |
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JB
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Fri Mar 03, 2006 1:06 am |
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"IF" after i check the above things and i still have issues of a sloppy battery and decide to buy a new one, is it better to buy the higher amp one listed here in gsf?
R97115 BATTERY-45A R5/9/11/19/21 PET;CLI0 PET 29.50
R97126 BATTERY-64A BOSCH R25 PET;LAGUNA PET;MEG D 35.00 |
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Neal
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Fri Mar 03, 2006 1:08 am |
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Yeah, get a badass 60+A one, I got a 65A one in mine... hardcore. |
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JB
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Fri Mar 03, 2006 1:20 am |
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Addie
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Sat Mar 04, 2006 6:21 am |
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Always had £20 batteries from the local factores, 3 year warrenty with them as well. |
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JB
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Sun Mar 05, 2006 10:57 am |
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well i cleaned up the earths and topped up the water a bit...need a cold early morning start now...so far its started every time but thats not been in cold early morning conditions. |
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