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Offline Live in Hope

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Car wont start? but will bump start. HELP!!
« on: 11 March 2010, 11:29 »
HI all, used car monday and all was as normal :smiley: nerver misses a beat, but whent to take it out today and it would not turn over? all lights on dash come on alarm (Sigma 30 cat1) operates ok, nieghbour came out and offered a tow start which worked straight away! the old girl fired into life left it running for 25 mins turned off key and back on and no life? battery is good so is there a relay or earth lead somewhere that i should be looking to check?

So i turn to you knowledgeable guys for hopefully some good advice :laugh:
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Offline VR6-Joe

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Re: Car wont start? but will bump start. HELP!!
« Reply #1 on: 11 March 2010, 11:31 »
Starter motor?? Could be cream crackered

Maybe your alternator is fooked and it killed the battery so wouldn't start the car??
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Offline tonysmallwood

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Re: Car wont start? but will bump start. HELP!!
« Reply #2 on: 11 March 2010, 11:39 »
happend with mine was starter motor
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Re: Car wont start? but will bump start. HELP!!
« Reply #3 on: 11 March 2010, 16:09 »
give the solenoid on top of the starter, a wee series of taps from a toffee hammer, may be sticking.

Or your ignition switch has gone, and its not making the start connection?

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Offline Matty-MK3

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Re: Car wont start? but will bump start. HELP!!
« Reply #4 on: 11 March 2010, 17:43 »
Sounds like a solenoid to me. Do the lights dim as you turn the key?
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Offline Live in Hope

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Re: Car wont start? but will bump start. HELP!!
« Reply #5 on: 11 March 2010, 17:47 »
Quote from: Matty-MK3 on 11 March 2010, 17:43
Sounds like a solenoid to me. Do the lights dim as you turn the key?

Yes lights dim when you turn the key.
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Offline christomk3gti

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Re: Car wont start? but will bump start. HELP!!
« Reply #6 on: 11 March 2010, 20:28 »
as joe said....sounds like your alternator is draining the battery when the engine if off....

This hapened to one of my previous cars.... new alternator/reconditioned one and all was well.



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Offline Live in Hope

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Re: Car wont start? but will bump start. HELP!!
« Reply #7 on: 15 March 2010, 17:02 »
It is the starter motor :sad: need to find who sells a ceap replacement.
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