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• Electric Motorcars ? 11 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  The Telegraph motoring section, Saturday Aug. 28, has an article on an Indian electric car called the Riva G-Wiz. It looks something like the Smart, but runs off batteries. I'm fairly sure that the car would satisfy the daily motoring needs of most of the backroomers. There is also a news
• laguna engine failure? 5 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  the roadside. When I checked under the bonnet I found some gunk in the oil cap[head gasket gone]and the cooling system expansion tank looked empty. I topped up the tank with some water, about 1 pint, but it made no difference.Plenty of life in the battery,plenty of fuel,not sure what to do now. Any ideas would
• aargh cit ax 1litre jumping 2 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  After all the carry on I'm having with the pug my runabout citreon ax is now having issues. Its only a little 1 litre thing, 1995 ish. Anyway it keeps randomly stuttering as though not firing correctly. It was killing batteries when I first got it but I remedied that by fastening the alternator
• Handsfree Technology HF300 car kit 10 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  batteries which "could last six months". That's the good news. The bad news is it costs £99.99 "plus p&p" (amount unspecified), will need the mobile phone to be mounted somewhere (on the dashboard?) for use, and so a wire (supplied) will need to be run from the headrest to the phone
• Ford Mondeo TDCi 13 Pin Electrical Kit 10 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  Has anyone experience of having the Ford MONDEO TDCi 13 Pin Electrical Kit for Trailer Coupling (ie tow bar electrics to enable a caravan to be towed)installed, in particular the wiring up of the 12v fridge circuit and the battery charging circuit. The accompanying Instruction Book only devotes one
• pug 406 1.9td smoke everywhere/wont swit 22 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  i borrowed my dads 406 1.9td for work on the way home it started to slow down and not pick up, next min theres smoke pouring out everywhere, i pulled over took the keys out but it was still running smoke everywhere, i popped the bonnet it wasnt on fire ripped the battery wires off still
• Ford Capri 2.8i gauges misbehaving 16 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  The fuel gauge and temperature gauge on my 1984 Capri 2.8i are being perverse -- jointly. They are on the right-hand side of the dial cluster; they register maximum unpredictably, when I know there's not much fuel in the tank and that the engine temperature is normal. The battery and oil-pressure
• 306 Blower/Heated Rear Window Non-func 17 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  and this is at the same voltage so I guess it's not that. I traced the wire back to the control unit (near the battery) and found 12v at that end so I guess there must be a bad connection or fault in the wire between this and the ignition switch. My next plan is to check the bulkhead connector (behind the wiper motor
• Radio Interference 10 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  (I have called it this for the benifit of the non-techies) Previously we have discussed EMI and its effect on battery drain. But there is another topic that could be even more interesting. Ways of reducing the complexity of the car wiring have been sought such as by (ideally) using a single pair
• Airbag problem= invalidated insurance? 1 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  it as a "get out"? It is fair to add that the problem may have started when a new battery was fitted about 3 months ago and by the garage that did the MOT. Comment and advice welcome.
• Reviving a Fiat Punto.... 24 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  my wife's is a slightly older 5 dr SX. I want to help but I'm not sure where I should start; The battery is going to be flat - should I recharge it or would it be less hassle to get a new one (£25-30)? What other things should I look at? - oil/filter/coolant change, brakes, tyres, spark plugs
• Persecuted Kids 15 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  Plod has been warning kids recently not to use their silent, battery powered scooters in public, either on the road or pavement. This is due to their "motorised" status, which would therefore require a licence, etc. etc. Has the country gone mad? Why is it legal for kids to ride their pedal
• Sierra starter motor 12 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  beyond the starter itself spinning. The solenoid can be heard clicking as it should, have connected another battery to eliminate a power problem and am running out of ideas. The ring gear on the flywheel looks alright, tried turning the engine over by hand to get onto a different bit of the flywheel
• Mondeo TD starting 27 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  this about 5 or 6 times until it will run cleanly unless you give it a bit of gas and keep it there until its running in which case it fine . I have replaced the glow plugs and the filter housing incase we had an air leak and the battery is new i am now convinced it is a failed cold start on the pump
• Cavalier Headlamp Switch 24 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  Does anyone have experience of changing a Mk3 Cavalier headlamp switch? The Haynes Manual procedure is disconnect battery. Turn switch to dipped beam and pull out switch as you would to turn on interior light. Insert suitable rod into hole on underside of switch cap and release cap. Then squeeze
• Carburettor cleaning goes wrong 19 May 2003 (Forum)
  I was cleaning my carburettor with redex, my brother was keeping the revs up while I was pouring in. He then decided to just go, without my knowledge and the car stalled. Ok no problem, just try to get it restarted. Problem is it doesn't want to know as it coughs and splutters. So my battery
• 306 Headlights 10 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  suggestions or has solved the same problem any info would be greatly appreciated. I have given it to a car electrical bloke to have a look at, he cleaned battery contacts and checked some connections and randomly cured the problem but didn't know how. Cheers, Adam
• Ford Focus -Engine Warning Light- 17 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  to disconnect the battery, just to see if the light would come back on again when i re-connected. Fortunatly it didn't, however, when i turned my stereo on, the light came back on. If tried it a few timnes now, and it keeps happening, but if i don't turn the stereo on the light won't come on. Has anyone else
• Astra Coded Radio - code deactivation 22 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  My recently aquired Mk3 Astra came with very little documentation. One thing it did come with was a radio handbook - but unfortunately for a completely different model! Currently the radio is working fine, but I can foresee a time in the future when the battery will become disconnected
• Ancient Polo wiring fault 4 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  , and battery is OK as well - will start the car even after it has been standing outside for a week or more. I reckon either the wiper and heater motor have a common feed which is faulty, or a common earth. Right now I can't find my Haynes manual, and it's too cold to go poking round in the hope of finding