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  Should I buy a lead acid or calcium battery? 25 Sep 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 1999 Morgan +4. Should I buy a lead acid or a calcium battery? My last battery was a Halfords lead acid and lasted seven years.
• Starter motor firework display 3 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  During removal of the old starter i failed to disconnect the battery (stuupid!} and had a lot of fireworks, consequently i replaced the burnt out negative battery lead and the negative lead from the battery to the starter motor housing located at the remote end of the starter motor (away from the the starter armature end). I have connected the positive lead from the battery to the solenoid main threaded connector, however when i connect the battery up i get fireworks at the battery terminal, so obviously stop at this stage, it is a descallier unit and 1986 renault 5 model. note that when dissambling the unit i could not visually see the connection of the direct battery negative lead to the starter casing,i discovered the loose lead only after my first attempt failed to turn the starter which by the way in this initial condition seemed to activate the solenoid plunger as a click was heard, as i kept the old starter unit i figured that the loose lead must have been taken off when i removed the remote end bolt, as the removal operation involved no visual contact with this fixing so i was not aware that anything had been disconnected. two questions. 1) Is the wiring correct i.e negative battery lead direct to the solenoid casing, positive to the solenoid main pin 2) If so why am i almost fried each time i connect up the battery terminals The remainder of the electrics lights wipers etc: are ok. without the negative lead to the solenoid hooked up of course Appreciate any tips anybody can offer > > joe corcoran >
• Ford Fiesta Flight 1.3 Endura E (mk4 02) - Lumenition / Splitfire / Magnecor HT Leads 22 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  seen a set also on EuroCarParts for Endura engined Ford Ka's exactly same length (and another set that's different)..... but not sure if they're exactly the same... I know you can get Lumenition/Splitfire/Magnecor lead sets for the Ford Ka, but it doesn't mention if they fit my Fiesta too. Was looking at the Lumenition ones at Demon Tweeks (just would be listed in Inches while Eurocarparts has the Herth+Buss ones in metric), and getting 1x 30" (762mm) lead & 3x 36" (914.4mm) leads, but still not 100% positive with the one of the ones in the set listed on Eurocarparts being a teensy bit longer (930mm / 36.614") wasn't sure in case one of them ended up a bit short (unless I route it a bit different?).
• Ford Focus Saloon 1800 petrol - 1800 focus no spark on one coil pack lead 15 Apr 2017 (Forum)
  Car is stalling once warmed . Orange cog exclamation light comes on and car loses power. I've pulled the coil pack leads and 3 are sparking but one is not. Any ideas guys ? Thanks very much in advance.   Rob        
• Disributor Cap Corrosion - Daewoo Matiz 20 May 2005 (Forum)
  Just replaced the Dizzy cap and Rotor arm on a 6 year old 35k Matiz because I noticed one HT Lead had corroded (Green stuff) and caused the Cap point to corrode too. So replcaed the Leads and Cap and 2 weeks later the same has happened on the same HT lead. Any ideas whats causing this ??
• What type of H.T.Leads? 17 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  i am going to fit new plugs(NGK) and i also want replace the H.T.Leads as someone has told me this will likely be the cause and that i should fit 8mm raceing leads but they cannot remember the make of these leads, he also says that the people who make the leads specify that they are up to the job when it comes to Lpg as you need a bigger spark to ignite the fuel.
• Vauxhall Corsa M - Spark plug leads to Distributor cap order ? 11 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  I recently changed the spark plugs and leads but forgot what order they came off in i know the firing order but i'm not sure where they go in what order on the dis cap.  Can anyone help tellin me from top two t bottom two where they connect over
• Leads off on battery charging? 21 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  Can someone give me a definative answer to this? Is it strictly necessary to remove any of the battery leads when attaching a home battery charger to the battery on a modern car? Years ago I remember when we had dynamos it wasn't necessary but with the advent of alternaters I think there is now a link (electronic or wire etc) with the alternater even tho' the ignition is 'off'.
• VW polo '96 - High tension lead regulator 17 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  Anyone know why the reg would burn out on my vw polo
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 99 1.25 No spark 18 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Buy some new leads I said "BUY SOME NEW LEADS"
• Ford Ecotec Engines - Dissappointing emissions from class leading engine 24 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  Dis anyone see the report in last Sunday Times about the levels of N0X emitted from the class leading Ecotec engines. Apparently higher than a Range Rover and from a 1 liter engine! Ford massaged the figures by publishing the rolling road results . But the everyday figures are a dissaster.
• Hyundai Coupe (2002 - 2008) - 2008 2.0 Connecting an MP3 Player to an I-pod Lead 24 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  I'm wanting to connect an MP3 player, with a USB connector, to the stereo system on my Hyundai Coupe. The car has a flying lead in the centre console for plugging into an iPod. Can I get an adaptor to connect up with my MP3 instead? If so what is it called.
• Jaguar mystery 31 May 2006 (Forum)
  Pulling off any of the front three leads resulted in the car missing as one would expect. I thought it might be severely coked up and the explanation might be red-hot carbon around the exhaust valve seats in those three cylinders. But he said the car would start and run from cold with those leads disconnected.
• Vauxhall - 97 1.6 16v Ecotec. When to replace H T Leads? 4 May 2002 (Forum)
  Have 1.6 16v Ecotec that is 5 years old and done 105,000 miles with no problems. Starts and runs fine but I'm wondering if I should replace the H T leads. How long do they last? I can remember the subject coming up here many moons ago and advice being given on measuring the resistance of each lead. Do they gradually deteriorate over time, so that you don't notice a loss of performance?
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  What lead additive can you suggest for our 1977 MG Midget? 12 Feb 2018 (Ask HJ)
  We have a 1977 MG Midget owned from new with 45,000 miles on the clock. The engine is original and we've been using Castrol Valvemaster Plus additive....
• HT Leads (expiring?) Polo 6 May 2005 (Forum)
  A while ago, when I had trouble with the distributor, it was suggest to me (by Peter D I do believe) that the HT leads on these Polo?s are prone to developing high resistances and should be measured. So I have done just that. After a 25 minute drive, I pulled one and out measured the resistance. It should have been 5 Ohms, but this lead was 5.6.
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  Independent forecourts are leading the way on ‘fairer’ fuel prices 25 Jul 2022 (News)
  
• BMW 5-Series E61 Touring (2004 - ) - BMW iDrive: USB/iPod cable/ functionality query 4 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  I understand I can just use a standard aux lead for play back through the hi fi and I am not too bothered about having all the functionality via the iDrive but don't know whether there is a cheaper pattern lead available that provies some or similar functionality, or whether I have to cough up for the BWM lead?
• Ford Mondeo 1.8 zetec (52 plate) - passenger seat lead 16 Oct 2010 (Forum)
    This cable is quite long - approx 2.5 metres, blue in colour and has a 13-pin connector head and seems to go into the console housing by the handbrake. can anyone tell me what this is and if / where it should be connected, or is it just the lead for hooking the computer up to a diagnostic machine?   TIA
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  High-performance ID.Buzz to lead Volkswagen’s van offensive 20 Mar 2024 (News)