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Capt_Haddock
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Battery drain/will not start
« on: Jan 23rd, 2008, 8:48pm » |
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Cossie 2.9 (M Reg)Batteries flattened within hour. Car started OK with jump, but now will not start after running low on fuel. Topped tank with 5ltrs but still will not start.
Question, does it need more fuel to reactivate sensors or could it be the inertia switch playing up? I do have a damp floor on the front pass side.
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Re: Battery drain/will not start
« Reply #1 on: Jan 23rd, 2008, 9:41pm » |
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the pass side fuse box is more then likely wet then, it also contains the fuel pump relay and battery saver relay. you need to remove the fuse box and check it for dampness and also check to see why water is entering the car, the ecu and patts moduals are also on that side of the car under the dash, so they could easily be wet as well 
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Re: Battery drain/will not start
« Reply #2 on: Jan 24th, 2008, 8:47pm » |
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Thanks Matt. You were right, the underside of the fuebox beside the battery was indeed soaked and 2 of the wires were bare. The car did start once and then shut down. I'll let you know the full outcome in a couple of days when things have been rectified.
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Re: Battery drain/will not start
« Reply #3 on: Jan 27th, 2008, 7:12pm » |
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Matt - here's the followup I promised. My cosworth is now back on the road. The fuse box holder was also damaged on its bottom, it had been overheating and this had burnt at least 3 wires. All replaced with another box and short loom from my other redundant Ford Scorpio. Many Thanks for your help
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Re: Battery drain/will not start
« Reply #4 on: Jan 27th, 2008, 7:40pm » |
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hi there
well done in getting it fixed.
happy motoring (for a while  )!
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