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Series III Starting Issue
wetnwild:
Hi guys and gals,
A slight technical hitch here, my new (new to me but 24yrs old) Series III won't turn over anymore.
Picked her up from where I bought her yesterday afternoon, drove her 3 miles to the local petrol station, put 32L of Diesel in her and then tried to turn her over. Nothing, not even a click from the solenoid.
Any suggestions?
It's coming upto the weekend and I'd like to get Maddy (nicknamed the S3 Matilda and shortened it to Maddy already) out on a green lane event this Sunday. Any help would be muchly appreciated.
Cheers,
wetnwild.
Canada Al:
The first thing is to find the problem . Are the battery connections good . Is the battery dead ? do you have any ignition lights on the dash ? does the starter run if you manually operate the solenoid with a large screwdriver .
I am guessing its a battery, starter or ignition switch problem . wish I could come and have a look to telll the truth . Two landrovers in storage back in England for two years now . :cry:
Give us any info and symptoms you can . .......Al
wetnwild:
Hi Al, thanks for your reply.
The first thing is to find the problem/
Are the battery connections good? Yes
Is the battery dead? No
Do you have any ignition lights on the dash? Yup, the Oil Pressure light and the green one.
Does the starter run if you manually operate the solenoid with a large screwdriver? Not sure how to do this - any clues?
I am guessing its a battery, starter or ignition switch problem. Battery is fine, the output is 12+ve both with ignition off and on. All ancillary equipment works fine too.
Wish I could come and have a look to telll the truth. Two landrovers in storage back in England for two years now. You're more than welcome to fly over! lol.
Give us any info and symptoms you can... Nothing more to say really, except that when unloading her off the recovery truck and letting her roll down the ramp, she'll quite happily bump start so the engine tickes over fine once started.
Any thoughts?
Cheers,
Nick.
wing nut:
you might find its the solonoid on the startermotor...if its not clicking ,first check the wires are connected securely ,oh and have a look around for a cut off switch in the cab just in case you played with some thing you shouldnt have .. you never know the old owner may have installed his own anti theft device :D
TechnoTurkey:
Sounds like the solenoid to me.
Use a jump lead from the battery positive to the connector on the right hand side of the solenoid (cable goes from this to the starter) and see if it turns over.
If it does then swap the solenoid for a new one, cheap job and takes 15 mins.
I had to do this a couple of weeks ago.
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