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• Electric Motor help 25 Jul 2020 (Forum)
  i am currently working on seeing if a piece of equipment that is currently powered by a gas motor can be run off an electric motor being powered by a honda Eu2000i generator using an ac to dc convertor that goes to 2 12V batteries connected in series (motor runs of 24V) that pick up load spikes. The equipment weighs around 400 lbs and can move an additional 1000 lbs. The required specs to move this piece of equipment are 275 ft-lbs of torque and it needs to move at walking pace or about 3 mph.
• 1986 Daihatsu Skywing - Current Drain Measurements 27 May 2020 (Forum)
  Multimeter on 20A setting in series across earth and battery negative  . Ignition off (all lights etc off, drivers door open)  0,00 Ignition on  Fluctuating 5.5-4.6. I'm assuming these are AMPS. Pressing the door switch in didn't seem to make a difference, but the interior light has been broken for ages so I wouldn't necessarily expect it to No change for fuse removals except  fuse 5 :Fluctuates 4.3-4.5 (i.e maybe a bit lower) fuse 6: fluctuates 4.1-4.3 (i.e probably a bit lower) Fuse 7: 4.02 steady My best guess as to what this means is that I've got multiple shorts in the wiring loom so there's no clear effect of the removal of any one fuse.
• Chevrolet Aveo/Kalos - Central locking failing 5 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  She has also reported that the locking mechanism sounds sluggish, almost as if it's dying (on the occasions it does work), although there appear to be no issues with the main battery. To add to this, just the other day I took the car for a drive and the locks were going nuts, engaging and disengaging as I drove! - So far I have changed the key on the key fob, but that had no effect.
• Ford Galaxy 2014 automatic - Weird problem with a Ford Galaxy 21 Jan 2020 (Forum)
  After driving the car for a while the engine just stalls while idling. When i try to restart the engine it wont even turn . The battery is ok , all lights show up on the dash board , all seems is fine but the engine wont start or even try to turn. Now comes the baffling part : after exactly 1 hour it will start like nothing has happen.
• Vauxhall Corsa - Car audio system problem 12 Nov 2019 (Forum)
  I’ve disconnected the sub to see if it makes a difference aswell and sometimes if I turn the car on but not the ignition it will just about crank over. Battery is fine by the way. Thanks
• 2011 ford mondeo - A strange problem 13 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  This went on for a couple of days then my car died. Manage to get some one to bump start it took to Halfords to have battery tested they said it was fine. Cars been driving fine since had no issues at all then a couple of days ago the same issue arose .., boot would unlock upon starting vehicle (just to point out I wasn’t accidentally pressing boot button ) and this morning my car is dead again.
• Ford Fiesta Zetec 2006 - Ford 6000 CD 6 Jan 2019 (Forum)
  Hi folks, Hope I'm posting this in the right place, if not apologies! Just replaced the battery in a Ford Fiesta 06 plate and of course the radio has now been rebooted. I don't have a code or a manual to refer to which has left me a bit stumped. Tried holding in '6' and '1' to get the serial number and it has given me the following info:   06 00 06 CD-KW-8 05 01 02 SWP1 1-6561 SWP2 14C044 SWP3 AB SWP 4 (nothing) As far as I can see none of these represent a serial number.
• citreon c3 1.4 8v petrol 2007. - citroen c3 ,2007 1.4 petrol .wont crank over. 28 Jul 2018 (Forum)
  hi,my, citreon c3 1.4 8v 2007 started flashing up silly errors on the dash ,it then after a few weeks went into limp mode and flashed low oil ,i took it to a garage he said wiring loom and ecu is faulty.i sent the ecu away and was told thats there nothing wrong with it.so i got a auto elect guy to repair the loom in the engine bay. the car started and rev up but the oil light was flashing. i went to it yesterday and it wont crank over ,the auto guy said it the ecu.would stop the engine turn over if the ecu was faulty.the battery and starter are ok.any advise please.many thanks ray.
• Engine Start/stop (Eco) 7 Apr 2018 (Forum)
  I've noticed recently several queries over non function of start stop. The answer given is usually low battery charge. However, I 'believe it is not as simple as that. As the owner of a Mercedes C class I have experienced this problem over the winter period and carried out a little research. On Mercedes in particular there are several things can cause this including coolant temperature too high or too low, outside temp, high current drain, low vacuum, seatbelt not fastened, and strangely, cabin temp not reaching the set temp, and probably the ngine management just having a "moment".
• Toyota Avensis (1997 - 2002) - 98 2.0tdi - key fob C/L programming 19 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  Hi all, I have a Toyota Avensis, 1998 model, and have the master key which has the lock and unlock button on the key fob. I've recently had to change the battery and the central locking only locks the car, yet doesn't unlock it. the immobilizer code in the fob is okay, as it does start the car, though the indicators keep on flicking rapidly. Does anyone have Auto Data handy?
• Mercedes-Benz C-Class - Intermittent starting problem 18 Jul 2016 (Forum)
  My 2001 automatic C200 Kompressor has an intermittent start failure. The instrument display does not show the gear position, but all electrical components work. The battery has been replaced, the starter motor has been rebuilt along with the solenoid and the fuses have been checked. At times the car starts straight away, other times the key has to be in position 1 and wait for 30 seconds to 5 minutes before the gear indicator shows and the car will then start.
• Mercedes-Benz C-Class - Intermittent starting problem 18 Jul 2016 (Forum)
  My 2001 automatic C200 Kompressor has an intermittent start failure. The instrument display does not show the gear position, but all electrical components work. The battery has been replaced, the starter motor has been rebuilt along with the solenoid and the fuses have been checked. At times the car starts straight away, other times the key has to be in position 1 and wait for 30 seconds to 5 minutes before the gear indicator shows and the car will then start.
• Ford Transit - clutch/gear shift problems 14 Mar 2016 (Forum)
  If I turn off ignition and, as before, put into 1st, then turn the ignition on, the vehicle will NOT START. Now it seems that the battery is not kicking in when I start the vehicle “in gear”, but the Vehicle starts when in neutral. also the clutch is is not in its place. it is now lower to the ground. 2006 (new model) ford transit swb panel van 114,000 miles The steering rack was recently changed
• Nissan Micra K12 - Car isn't starting 29 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  When I tried to turn it on yesterday there was nothing on the dashboard. Even hazard lights weren't coming on. So I thought it was the battery. So once I got the jump leads connected to my Honda Accord the dashboard lights and hazard lights came on but when I was turning the key there was nothing. Starter motor isn't even kicking in. My brother-in-law thinks its the immobiliser.
• Ford Focus - 05 MK2 focus idle problem - not the usual problem 10 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  So someone has already changed this. I also tried the reset procedure for the throttle body, disconect battery for 15 to 30 mins, start car to running temp without touching throttle pedal, then drive for 5 miles. still no change. Can someone please help me ???
• peugeot 307 hdi 1.6 - peugeot 307 not starting just clicking 22 Aug 2015 (Forum)
    i bought seconf hand peugeot 307 1.6 hdi the other week, it stopped starting and just clicked inside.   breakdown came out, checked battery etc and said it ws probably starter motor.   went in garage, they had it a couple of days and it just started working, said they thought it might be damp. so had mot and service and thought all was good.
• Ford Mondeo - Radio codes 9 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  Hi, can someone help me please?...I put a new battery in my wife's 07 plate Mondeo, fitted with a 6000CD radio. We did not have the radio code for it, but I got one from an e-bay site today. It does NOT seem to work. The radio serial number (obtained by using buttons 1 & 6) came up as 053472; I was given the code 7204.
• Peugeot 207 diesel - non start 1 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  hi guys I;m fixing 207 diesel peugeot diesel.Initially car was battling to start but cranking.but when it got to workshop it stop even to crank Battery is new i also got both spare and main key-but on both keys are not cranking. Actually I m bmw technician my knowledge is little on peugeot. I had swop the ring antennae  but still thre same.on my tests i found that the front engine fuse box is not releasing voltage to the starter-which mean that the starter relay built in the fuse box is not activating .
• 1.2 Active 04 - Fiat Punto 26 May 2015 (Forum)
  All good when we drove away, needs a wheel bearing but not aware of anything else. Got it home and gave it a clean, I discovered that there was some corrosion on one of the battery terminals. I wiped the corrosion away. When starting the engine afterwards there were two warning lights on! Engine management and power steering. I'm really worried now as it's been a big stretch to pay for the car and really can't afford expensive repairs, but equally can't give it to my friend with problems as she definitely won't have the resources to fix it. :0( We were so pleased to have found her a nice car but now feeling deflated.
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  What' causes intermittent starting problems? 20 May 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Renault Scenic which has an intermittent starting problems. Any idea what might be causing it?