need abit of help SJ410

[jiblet]

hi all, im new to this site, so..hi!

ive just bought a santana 410, and i need to sort a few problems with it

. the window in the driver side is disconected from the  actual winding mechanism. ive had the door cover thing off and cant seem to get it back together, as there isnt enough space to do this inside the door.

. speedo dosnt work

. fuel gauge dosnt work, although sometimes it jumps up and then goes straight back down, usually goin over bumps or round corners

. shocks are non existant - can i get hold of cheap shocks to replace them with?

. its a nightmare to start in the cold, and it seems the starter motor sticks on when i turn the key.. replaced the solonoids beforehand as it wasnt working atall, then it did work perfectly, and then on a stupidly cold morning the other day i turned the key and it just didnt dissengage. the car didnt actually start so i just left it till the battery went flat.

. Is there anyway i can clean the soft top cause its UGGO and makes the whole thing look abit pikeyish.. can i just bung it in the washin machine, ive tryed scrubbin it which didnt really help

[jiblet]

this is a pic of how it looked when i bought it.. ill get one up tomorow, its been scrubbed 

[baz2236]

Hi and welcome to the Site.

The Window maybe the winder has came out of the bottom of the glass it usually has to slide back, I not done it on a SJ but my old Astra i had to drill over the rivets for the mech and twist it about.

Speedo have you check the cable at both end in the back of the dash and the other end goes into the tranfer box you need to undo the little 10mm bolt to pull it out get someone to spin the cable and see if the speedo moves,

Fuel gauge is proberly an earth issue

Shocks you can use Astra mk2 shocks on the front but I think these are for lifted trucks if not try SJ-UK for spares they do some standard shocks.

I cleaned my soft top by laying it out on the floor and using a brush, persil and a hose pipe came out alright.

Hope this helps you out a little

[jiblet]

sorry im really new to this stuff, where abouts is the transfur box? thanks for your help  :D

[wheelspinner]

Pop your location on your post, you may be able to find someone in the area willing to give you a hand.....

The transfer box is behind the gearbox......

Regards

Steve

[jiblet]

im in bristol.. thanks, help would definately be appreciated

[baz2236]

This might help a little bit its the 413 manual its all the same layout and most things and the same.

http://www.4x4.in.th/manual_sj413/

[jiblet]

ive just taken it to a mechanic, and ive got a manual coming from ebay, so HOPEFUlly something productive might happen


thanks alot for your replies, much apreciated

[Ozzy]

Hi mate,
I've got 4 standard shocks knocking around somewhere if you want them (used ones), just pay us for the postage. I'll see how much it will cost if you want them. Alternatively, my brother-in-law lives in Bristol & he's coming up here on 15th March. I could send em back with him and you could get them from him.
Let me know
ATB
Lee

[Ozzy]

Forgot to say, the window is connected to the mechanism by 2 screws at the bottom of the glass. Get the door card off, make sure that the glass is in it's channels, wind the window mechanism about half way up, line up the holes & replce the screws.
HTH
Lee

[jiblet]

okay windows sorted, had a new wheel baring in, starter motor works (most times),  and ive swapped the spare wheel with the odd one that was on there. got some treadplate door cards which look juicy. the speedo also works. which is nice

bUT

its still blowing fuses. ive taken it to an auto electrical place and theyve had a look at the back end and sorted out anything wrong there.. but its intermittant, so it was working fine with the tail lights, then it blew them out just now..
would the easyest thing be to just follow both wires all the way back and attack any copper with insulation tape?