Aaaaaaargggh!

[Mike Grant]

Transit 0, Cold 1
Renault 1, Cold 0

But it cost a 20 minute jump start to get it breathing again, and a new battery now. That’s my beer money for the month gone! Harrumph!

In work now cuddling my heater 😕

[Martin Cole]

Same for me Monday morning with the van,
Had to use the car, which I’m pleased to say did start.

Battery has been charged but sense the it’s on its last legs.
Can’t believe the price of them now 😮

[Shane Drew]

If it makes you guys feel any better, it is so damned humid here, I’m working up a sweat just thinking about work 🙁

[Neil Davey]

quote Shane Drew:

If it makes you guys feel any better, it is so damned humid here, I’m working up a sweat just thinking about work 🙁

Don’t rub it in Shane.

My van wouldn’t start Thursday morning, my good lady had just left so I had to get my little MX5 out the garage (I’m sure it shivered when it came out the door) but it managed to jump start the Transit.
I put the battery on charge overnight and Friday morning it still struggled but luckily did start.
So, a new battery is on the cards this weekend.
Thankfully I’m not in Australia where it’s obviously uncomfortably hot 😕

[Phill Fenton]

Something a lot of people forget to do when starting a diesel engine is to allow the glow plugs to heat up before turning the starter motor. you shoul always wait for the glow plug light to go out before attempting to start. Not only do the glow plugs help with the initial combustion, they also drain a lot of power from the battery which can make the starter motor turn very slowly. once the glow plugs have finished heating up, there is then more power available for the starter motor to do it’s job.

[Neil Davey]

quote Phill Fenton:

Something a lot of people forget to do when starting a diesel engine is to allow the glow plugs to heat up before turning the starter motor. you shoul always wait for the glow plug light to go out before attempting to start. Not only do the glow plugs help with the initial combustion, they also drain a lot of power from the battery which can make the starter motor turn very slowly. once the glow plugs have finished heating up, there is then more power available for the starter motor to do it’s job.

That’s where I’m going wrong :banghead: I wondered what the little orange light was for, cheers Phill 😉

[Martin Pearson]

Yer it probably tells you in the section of the manual that you didn’t bother to read because you thought it was all stuff you already knew Neil :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

I mean how hard can starting the engine be ……….. :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

[Neil Davey]

quote Martin:

Yer it probably tells you in the section of the manual that you didn’t bother to read because you thought it was all stuff you already knew Neil :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

I mean how hard can starting the engine be ……….. :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

Reading manuals…………that takes all the fun out of it *hair*

[Mike Grant]

Unless that is you have a diesel like mine that doesn’t use glow plugs (?)

[Paul Hughes]

new battery on the car on thursday, stopped by a customers, only there for twenty mins or so and when i came out the central locking would not work, thought i had let my lights on, but no just one poorly battery, managed to get a jump start from a passer by and straight to the local garage, £55.00 later and one shiny new battery, should be good for electric for a bit now!

Paul

[Shane Drew]

quote Mike Grant:

Unless that is you have a diesel like mine that doesn’t use glow plugs (?)

My new diesel Vito doesn’t have one either although if it is really cold a light on the speedo come on, and you have to wait for it to go out before you turn the key.

[Graham Shand]

I carry one of these around in the van for several reasons, jump start, tyre inflation 220 volt power supply for heat gun, kettle, winch power supply for scaffold crane hoist . Very hand
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Halfords Power Pack 200 with Compressor

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[Brian Little]

Hmm normally id get mod edit non discriptive post

[Martin Pearson]

If it was your battery at fault Paul, if you had already put a new battery in maybe the problem wasn’t actually the battery but a direct short which was draining the battery, still couple of days time if it happens again you will know why :lol1: :lol1:

[Shane Drew]

quote Brian Little:

Hmm normally id get mod edit non discriptive post

🙂

[Mike Grant]

quote Brian Little:

Hmm normally id get mod edit non discriptive post

"Off topic discussion" 🙄
I thought it was very descriptive of my morning! :lol1:

[Brian Little]

yeh mike sounds like it 😀 😀 these things are sent to try us 😉