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 Lams
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| posted on October 19th, 2004 at 12:59 AM |
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rainy days... my car caught a cold *HELP NEEDED*
hi guys how's everybody? I don't know too much about cars and I need some help please:
car is a 1959 bug 1200 converted to 12V
over the past 2 days it's been raining in brisbane (good) but now my car has caught a cold (bad)
the car won't start by turning the key anymore. it seems like the battery is flat but I only charged it 3 weeks ago, and the battery tester showed
that it was 'weak' not 'bad'.
Can I test my alternator/battery using a simple cheapie multi-meter? the battery charger and tester don't belong to me and I don't have them here
I thought it was the windscreen wipers taking all the power, because they are the fastest wipers I've ever seen. but tonight after a long drive to
the city without using the wipers the car just didn't want to start.
any help would be greatly appreciated, I really need the car to run around in this week!
[Edited on 22-10-2004 by Lams]
speeding is bad!
relax - god's in charge
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| posted on October 19th, 2004 at 01:28 AM |
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Yeah easy,
test the volts @ the battery...... needs to be about 13.5 to 14 or more volts at idle
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Desert Moose
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| posted on October 19th, 2004 at 01:33 AM |
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next test is with the car off...... take the pos lead off and test amps from positive of the battery to the lead to see how many amps are drawn:P
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| posted on October 19th, 2004 at 10:11 AM |
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the windscreen wipers are fast because they are 6 volt wipers on a 12volt system. check connections at the back of the ignition switch.
will it start from jump start? if not then check the connections on the starter motor....when i got my baja there were lots of dodgy connections...one
wire to the starter was hanging on by 2 strands of wire.
Nick
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| posted on October 19th, 2004 at 10:53 AM |
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thanks for your help guys
so i can't do anything about these crazy wipers?
i havent tried jump start. i can push start it, but it took me 3 go's to push start it last night at southbank because the first 2 times I forgot to
switch the car on! how stupid can you get...
could the 6V wiper motor have consumed all my battery's power by going so fast?
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| posted on October 19th, 2004 at 04:30 PM |
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Last question - no!:kiss |
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| posted on October 19th, 2004 at 08:29 PM |
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car's being bitchy today!
wouldn't start this morning. but when I went to HardingEuropean to show Paul, it started 3 times in a row!
the guys there tightened the fan belt hoping that would help to charge the car...
then when i was driving to daisy hill today suddenly the generator light on the speedo stayed on. I got out and found that the connector to the
positive wire on the generator was broken!
drove home... found that the right brake/blinker lights have gone crazy!!
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| posted on October 19th, 2004 at 09:32 PM |
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add a resistor to the circut of the wiper motor that should slow it down a bit
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| posted on October 20th, 2004 at 02:43 PM |
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i had problems styarting my car for a while... 3 months to be exact.
if you cant find fault with the battery, check your starter motor. it might be the solinoid, or even the whole starter thats needs replacement.
2nd hand should set you back $90 for a starter motor. well thats what volkshaven charged me dunno what youll get up north.
cheers, let us know about any more problems.
Daniel
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| posted on October 20th, 2004 at 06:05 PM |
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similar thing happened with mine. battery died to nothing, so got it changed, bugger wouldn't idle then decided not to start. (over a few weeks
time) got it checked out, and told my almost new spark plugs were gone. :duh
not a fan of the wipers- either off or crazy! i managed to snap mine last time it was raining...
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| posted on October 21st, 2004 at 11:11 AM |
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well now the thing has somehow fixed itself... I'm wondering if it's a bad wiring in the headlights, because those 2 rainy days I had the lights on
whenever I was driving.
just have to park on a hill whenever I park now... thanks for the help guys, after the exams I will take it to get it checked out.
speeding is bad!
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| posted on October 22nd, 2004 at 03:52 PM |
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Does anybody know how much an engine bay seal is?
and also approximately how much I should look at for getting rid of the oil dripping? it lets go of about 20 drips after each drive
speeding is bad!
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| posted on October 28th, 2004 at 11:10 PM |
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:cussing
been experimenting a little with what gives the car weak starts and it looks like everytime after I drive with the mainbeam headlights for the whole
trip the car will start weak
I don't think the car has a weak btatery/generator, as it charges back up during the day. so regulator needs adjustment maybe? has anybody had this
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| posted on October 31st, 2004 at 05:17 PM |
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...sounds like a faulty regulator (or generator) to me. The only way to tell is to measure the voltage at the battery with the car running to see
what voltage you are getting. Do it with the lights on too and see what it says. It should be in the range listed by Desert Moose in the post above,
but note - it will only show these voltages at revs, not at idle. A generator does not charge at an idle.
Do you drive the car at night (when it's not raining)? Does it happen (fail to start) after you have done this?
R 
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