Tom's starter motor dilemmas

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Re: Tom's starter motor dilemmas

Post by twiss » Thu Jul 18, 2013 9:45 am

ScottieJ wrote:And we've all learnt a lesson..........

Stick to the original ignition switch..........you know the ones that are nearly 30 years old and still working fine :thefinger:
Mine's not working fine, the bloody wire's snapped off!
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Re: Tom's starter motor dilemmas

Post by ScottieJ » Thu Jul 18, 2013 10:26 am

But Twiss nothing on your SJ is fine! It's got you looking after it :thefinger:
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Re: Tom's starter motor dilemmas

Post by twiss » Thu Jul 18, 2013 10:32 am

Yeah yeah its still working isn't it :P
New gearbox and rear diff this weekend and it will be ready for wagtail!!!
I would resolder the wire but I can't really be bothered with taking the ignition barrel off again!
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Re: Tom's starter motor dilemmas

Post by suzukisteve » Thu Jul 18, 2013 2:09 pm

fix it twiss. or the dreaded aa van will come find you again :hahaha:
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Re: Tom's starter motor dilemmas

Post by timwilks13 » Thu Jul 18, 2013 2:13 pm

i used to have the AA van pretty much follow me everywhere, but i very cleverly fixed this situation.....by joining the RAC....
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Re: Tom's starter motor dilemmas

Post by turbo-tom » Thu Jul 18, 2013 2:30 pm

Goes from bad to worse... Go to wind up passenger window window decide not to play game and shatter. :roll:
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Re: Tom's starter motor dilemmas

Post by Edweird » Thu Jul 18, 2013 2:45 pm

turbo-tom wrote:Goes from bad to worse... Go to wind up passenger window window decide not to play game and shatter. :roll:
My passenger window has been playing silly buggers recently. It keeps sliding up at a sligtly off angle and jamming half way up.
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Re: Tom's starter motor dilemmas

Post by turbo-tom » Thu Jul 18, 2013 2:49 pm

Yep mine did that for about 6 months until today I thought I will sort it out and I did until I left the window up walked outside to get a drink and then just heard it shatter :(
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Re: Tom's starter motor dilemmas

Post by ScottieJ » Thu Jul 18, 2013 2:50 pm

It's probably decided to leave the channel that it sits in and runs up the front edge of the door
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Re: Tom's starter motor dilemmas

Post by turbo-tom » Thu Jul 18, 2013 3:25 pm

Probably ahwell smashed now. :lol:
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