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

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Yeah yeah its still working isn't it 
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!

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

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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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Goes from bad to worse... Go to wind up passenger window window decide not to play game and shatter. 

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Re: Tom's starter motor dilemmas
My passenger window has been playing silly buggers recently. It keeps sliding up at a sligtly off angle and jamming half way up.turbo-tom wrote:Goes from bad to worse... Go to wind up passenger window window decide not to play game and shatter.
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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
It's probably decided to leave the channel that it sits in and runs up the front edge of the door