Drove to work today, normal twenty minute drive, little to no stop start traffic, alls well, eight hours work, get in, drive home, a bit more stop/start traffic than usual, get home and drain oil while still hot... change oil ,fuel filter , screen gasket etc..etc. Turn key.... nothing, well theres charge in the battery, fuel in the tank, all leads and plugs are good and where they are supposed to be...not a sausage! just click, not turning over. Can any body suggest anything i can try? having a beer and ciggie now to calm the nerves as i have a four hour drive tomorrow and don't want this to happen in the middle of nowhere..Cheers muchly, Adam

Adam,give the starter a whack.That usually works.If its clicking,at least you know its getting power.Could be the bendix is buggered (the little thing hanging off the starter if its got one
My beetle had the negative lead pop off,have a squiz there too.
Tried ringing you.Got ya number from another post
Cheers,Lee 0407 942 151 Ring if ya want till midnite

Thanks Lee, PM replied to, sorry i missed your call...bloody loud in the shed, with Led Zepp flying overhead and Vodka flowing freely... i'll try your suggestions in the a:m when my neighbors are less likely to Lynch me, have a good one. A

Is it easy enough to swap generators? anything in particular i need to look out for/ be gentle with? FRUSTRATION RISING...i think i'll have a rusty nail to calm my nerves...

Dunno mate.Think theres a thread here or the luft on that topic.If i find it ill letcha know

Cheers Lee, i found one of my electrical faults...at least i have spare cars to pick from till a new one is purchased... and nothing else was burned. Heres what it looks like in the fasty, nice and clean, not fried..oh well, back to the beer fridge

so its a voltage regulator problem or u still looking?

Still looking Chris, i have a fresh battery, it doesn't turn over, just clicks or clunks and when i jump start it with a battery pack and she is running, it eventually dies completely with no lights on the dash. i'm taking a break till tomorrow morning.

Hey sicko, not sure if this will help or not but this sounds exactly like the trouble I was going through with my fasty. Seems my problem was simple though. I would get a couple of weeks of good driving then all of a sudden id park for a little bit and "click" nothing. Thought there was something wrong with the starter, went through the engine a few times checked it all out and it looked fine. Stupid me didn't check the battery, terminals werent tight enough and had grit and dirt through em... Gave em a sand & a clean whacked a bit of vasoline on em and tightened em right up, not a problem since. Hope this helps, simple problem but drove me nuts.

Thanks mate, i got it sorted with the help of sympathetic and patient mechanic...don't ask. too embarrassingly simple Appreciate the advice Fellas.

Not a problem mate good to hear its worked out... Peace