Author Topic: engage starter motor direct from battery???  (Read 5913 times)

Offline Mikester

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Re: engage starter motor direct from battery???
« Reply #20 on: 11 May 2009, 11:35 »
ignition switch anyone?

Offline whit

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Re: engage starter motor direct from battery???
« Reply #21 on: 18 May 2009, 11:53 »
been ok for over a week now!!! :shocked:

Offline weazgti

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Re: engage starter motor direct from battery???
« Reply #22 on: 21 May 2009, 21:24 »
you tried wiggling the keys in ignition?

Offline Edwin

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Re: engage starter motor direct from battery???
« Reply #23 on: 22 May 2009, 12:13 »
Had a similar problem yesterday. Turned out the -ve lead that connects to the engine was dirty. Cleaned the connector and where it bolts to the engine and its been ok since.

HTH

Offline whit

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Re: engage starter motor direct from battery???
« Reply #24 on: 26 May 2009, 22:56 »
ok for over 2 weeks then this afternoon didn't want to know for 20mins of continuous attempts....then all of a sudden fired up just like that!!!!

bloody thing!!! :sick: