Estate(s) of the nation

[Six-cylinder]

I didn't have any experience of Greyhounds until I met Heidel_Kakao original Greyhounds, when I found they would rather catch the bus than run!😀

[Heidel_Kakao]

Yeah just because they can run at 40mph doesn't mean they actually will. Rose is probably actually the laziest one I have ever had, I sometimes have to tip her off the couch for her evening walk.

[Sunny Jim]

Rose is lovely. Stripey dogs don't have to run to prove they are winnars.

[Heidel_Kakao]

I had an FTP with the ZT yesterday, I had gone to the park with Rose and when I got back in it to come home it wouldn't crank at all. I still had electrics so I ruled out the battery and a quick Google suggested it might be the starter solenoid, I didn't have any tools with me and it was nearly dinner time so I walked back home with Rose (luckily I had gone to a local park) and decided to come back today on the bike with tools to investigate further.

However when I got there today it just started first turn of the key.... So not sure if it's an intermittent ECU issue or the starter. I know they are notorious for the plenum filling up and drowning the ECU so I need to check that and I am also going to order a starter solenoid rebuild kit and do that anyway as it's cheap enough to do.

[Mally]

Starter solenoid is very easy. I can't remember how, but it was easier than I imagined

[Heidel_Kakao]

23 minutes ago, Mally said:

Starter solenoid is very easy. I can't remember how, but it was easier than I imagined

Yeah it looks pretty simple, just have to remove the battery tray and you can access it from above.

[Mally]

https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=227316

Looks much harder than I remember.

 

[Mally]

Ah Fancy pants one yours, probably be different to my old man car.

[Heidel_Kakao]

The internet lied the starter motor is more under the air filter housing than the battery box.

With the air filter housing bracket removed access is pretty good, I couldn't remove the starter today as the only tool kit I have at home goes up to 14mm and I think the starter bolts are 15mm. So I will need to pop over to my mom's and grab some more tools and wait for the solenoid rebuild kit to arrive in the post.

[Heidel_Kakao]

The solenoid repair kit arrived and the old plunger is definitely pitted and dirty so it may well have been the issue, it's all back together again now and starting fine still so fingers crossed it's fixed for now but if not at least I can rule out the solenoid being the problem.

I also got another Minidisc head unit in the post and swapped it for the Sony, as you can see this one doesn't need the face to fold down to load an MD so I was able to reinstate the surround trim.