motorpunk Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Thanks @red5 - I will try that later when it’s light. I did try jumping it with live to live then earth on good car to earth point on suspension on Fiat. Same thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Sort of. Try just neg to engine - as prev. Barry Cade and motorpunk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorpunk Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Thanks anyway. I’ve ordered a multimeter and will check for parasitic losses by pulling fuses, then I’ll fit a battery isolator for when it’s not in use. It’s had an alternator fitted but I don’t trust the garage that did it, so maybe the fault lies there. It’s a cracking car and I’m determined to fix this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cade Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Sounds like a engine earth as mentioned.. or a duff starter/connection.. give the starter a thump with something heavy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrcento Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 There will be huge earth point on top of the gearbox and likely a smaller one on coil packs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorpunk Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Can I rig a temporary earth by adding another strap from the negative terminal to something substantial on the bodywork, just to see if that’s the case? The earth strap means battery tray and clutch slave being moved to access, which is a faff as it’s currently parked in the street. I don’t see why I can’t just run a jump lead as a temporary earth. I think the car has now killed two new batteries in 12 months-ish. Grrr… Current thinking is to pick up a used, charged battery that fits, add a new earth strap, and add a manual battery isolator. Then when the voltmeter turns up try pulling fuses one by one to try and see if there are parasitic losses. Thanks for the comments and suggestions, by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 I think it got lost in translation - use one of the leads to earth the engine to the negative lead of the battery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Martin Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Battery earth to gearbox lead, corrode and snap. Not saying that's the issue, but it happens. Barry Cade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_ZTT Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 2 hours ago, motorpunk said: Can I rig a temporary earth by adding another strap from the negative terminal to something substantial on the bodywork, just to see if that’s the case? Yeah this is what red5 is suggesting, using a single jump lead to function as a strap red5 and motorpunk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cade Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 16 minutes ago, Dan_ZTT said: Yeah this is what red5 is suggesting, using a single jump lead to function as a strap It has to be battery negative to a good, clean part of the engine though.. if you put the jump lead to the bodywork, it defeats the excersise..... engine lifting eye is good on these... Dan_ZTT and motorpunk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorpunk Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Okidoke. It now starts off jump leads and drives rather nicely. I've got a battery isolator switch coming, so I think we're in business again. Drove it to Leicester and back, climate on, tunes on, nipping through traffic nicely. Clutch is occasionally sticky, even though it's had master and slave cylinder replaced. Garage says "drive it and it'll get better" but actually it's not getting better. It's spotlessly clean in there now but I reckon the cack Ash spotted when he originally picked it up (his pic below) might point to a long-standing fault somewhere. cobblers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Is it grease or carpet glue ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Can I have £5.00 on babies shite? Tickman, Dan_ZTT, Stanky and 5 others 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yes oui si Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Peanut butter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorpunk Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 My voltmeter is flakey, so I spent £5 on a new battery for it and it’s still flakey, so I ordered another one. I have jump start pack and that’s started to do odd things, so thats on order, and my old Fiat’s battery looks ancient but still works and my 190k BMW is also on its original battery and with winter and cold starts coming I’m trying to get ahead of the inevitable here with an eBay splurge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorpunk Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 1 hour ago, yes oui si said: Peanut butter? Smooth, not crunchy. @SmokinWafflehad cleaned all this cack off before I collected, thankfully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Martin Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Mine is sticky after slave and master replaced. I just grease the piston, I think there's a proper fix. But this works for me. The rubber seal, pushes the grease away. 🤷♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cade Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Just been on a mercy call to daughters boyfriend.. Fiat Scudo, no start, no crank.. been fine up till today. He asked if I'd bring my diagnostic to see what the problem was.. jump lead from battery negative to engine mount and it fired right up. Took the earth lead off and it was a bit green and crappy, cleaned it up and all good. It doesn't take much to cause problems.. mk2_craig, Dan_ZTT, Yank Tank and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wgl2019 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 On 1/3/2022 at 10:04 PM, Aston Martin said: Mine is sticky after slave and master replaced. I just grease the piston, I think there's a proper fix. But this works for me. The rubber seal, pushes the grease away. 🤷♂️ Maybe try a spray lube that leaves a PTFE coating behind. Such as https://www.toolstation.com/action-can-dry-ptfe/p57723 Aston Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorpunk Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Clutch slave fitted. Now drives lovely. also - junior made a little cosmetic modification… inconsistant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 I would suggest unmodifying them as those metal valve caps have a habit of rusting to valve stems and causing issues 500tops, horriblemercedes, UltraWomble and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 1 minute ago, The Moog said: I would suggest unmodifying them as those metal valve caps have a habit of rusting to valve stems and causing issues I concur - JakeBullet sells some quiet groovy plastic dice caps - I have a set on the wifes Alhambra - they look great. Jim Bell and The Moog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Jude Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 On 1/16/2022 at 6:56 PM, The Moog said: I would suggest unmodifying them as those metal valve caps have a habit of rusting to valve stems and causing issues That's a small price to pay for Max Powa Style yo. motorpunk and Low Horatio gearbox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorpunk Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 18 hours ago, St.Jude said: That's a small price to pay for Max Powa Style yo. I like 'em! She bought me a set for my old 500, too. BeEP and Low Horatio gearbox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorpunk Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 This really is a lovely little thing. Junior has her driving test on Monday, the L plate flew off when we were driving recent and she reckons it’s a sign from above. SmokinWaffle, Low Horatio gearbox, Dan302 and 8 others 9 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horriblemercedes Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 On 1/16/2022 at 6:56 PM, The Moog said: I would suggest unmodifying them as those metal valve caps have a habit of rusting to valve stems and causing issues 100%, absolute pain in the arse when they really stick The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeEP Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 21 hours ago, motorpunk said: I like 'em! She bought me a set for my old 500, too. I can't see them being a problem assuming tyre pressures are checked occasionally! uk_senator, Low Horatio gearbox and motorpunk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokinWaffle Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share Posted January 21, 2022 1 hour ago, motorpunk said: This really is a lovely little thing. Junior has her driving test on Monday, the L plate flew off when we were driving recent and she reckons it’s a sign from above. Best of luck! Loving the updates, so nice to see this being used compared to when I got it, destined for scrap and sitting on a driveway of a run down house covered in algae. Awesome stuff. mk2_craig, Shite Ron, Psycho Charlie Knobcheese and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorpunk Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 49 minutes ago, SmokinWaffle said: Best of luck! Loving the updates, so nice to see this being used compared to when I got it, destined for scrap and sitting on a driveway of a run down house covered in algae. Awesome stuff. The Panda you very kindly gifted lives on the back seat and is called Ash, apparently. SmokinWaffle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorpunk Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 Well, junior failed her test (boo!) but the Panda passed it’s MOT with only a handbrake cable needing fixing (yay!) We have regular lessons together while she waits for her next test. Car is lovely. Her sisters Panda has 100k + on the clock and also passed it’s MOT no bother. Dan302, BertiePuntoCabrio, Low Horatio gearbox and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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