Hi all,
I was trying to set off this evening to visit friends and family and the car simply wouldn't fire up.
The starter only turns once and as I hold the key in the starter position the lights on the dash fade out; when I release the key the lights go back to neutral. Trying to start it in succession sees less effort from the starter until nothing at all or just a click from the starter; after a few minutes break the process can be started again.
The battery is only a year or two old and shows 12 volts even after many attempts. One thing I have noticed that when starting the voltage drops to about 5 - does suggest an abnormally large load on the starter and if so what could cause this?
The car never seems to like cold and damp weather and has does this once before but starting working without much interference other than poking the HT leads (which I've tried already!)
Help!
Cheers,
Neil
I was trying to set off this evening to visit friends and family and the car simply wouldn't fire up.
The starter only turns once and as I hold the key in the starter position the lights on the dash fade out; when I release the key the lights go back to neutral. Trying to start it in succession sees less effort from the starter until nothing at all or just a click from the starter; after a few minutes break the process can be started again.
The battery is only a year or two old and shows 12 volts even after many attempts. One thing I have noticed that when starting the voltage drops to about 5 - does suggest an abnormally large load on the starter and if so what could cause this?
The car never seems to like cold and damp weather and has does this once before but starting working without much interference other than poking the HT leads (which I've tried already!)
Help!
Cheers,
Neil