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pao7psb
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Not turning over, no lights, nothing

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Went to try Snowdrop this afternoon and nothing doing - engine won't turn over, no wipers, no lights, nothing. Battery seems fine, connections from the battery have been cleaned...any ideas? In laymen's terms please :oops:

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Re: Not turning over, no lights, nothing

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What has been done recently?
Check the big brown wire that goes to the solenoid and make sure it's a nice tight fit, also the connections to the regulator.

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Re: Not turning over, no lights, nothing

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How do you know that the battery seems fine if none of the electrics work?????
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Re: Not turning over, no lights, nothing

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What makes you say the 'battery is fine' ?? How do you know that? Most obvious fault is that something has been left on - and flattened the battery. Have you tried jump leads?? [ Snap Mike...] :)
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Re: Not turning over, no lights, nothing

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Have you had the earth strap off the body or battery?
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Re: Not turning over, no lights, nothing

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bmcecosse wrote:What makes you say the 'battery is fine' ?? How do you know that? Most obvious fault is that something has been left on - and flattened the battery. Have you tried jump leads?? [ Snap Mike...] :)
not much point in suggesting anything until we know the answer to the above.
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Re: Not turning over, no lights, nothing

Post by Matt »

If the battery really is fine... have a good look at the connections on to the starter solenoid and the regulator control box.

I sorted out a car last weekend -initially with the same problems- and the Yellow/Brown wire on the voltage regulator had a poor connection inside the crimped terminal.
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