Big problems!!

[maverick-matt]

im not that good with electrics though to be honest

 

[Adz]

I will say this as you know its gonna be something silly

Good luck on your mission of oddness :thumbs

 

[Sarnie109]

Hi. I've had the EXACT same symptons that you describe and guess what, BAD EARTH. The easiest way for a novice on electrics to check is simple, disconnect your earth lead from the battery (ie the negative). Now take a single jump lead or similar heavy duty wire and connectors. Attach to negative terminal and then with the other end of the lead complete the circuit against a nice clean bit of chassis( the cleaner the better ). Or better still, the engine block. you should now have no blinking lights and about 14.4 ish volts at the battery when engine is running. If so, replace the earth strap on battery and make sure the connections are V clean.
If this doesn't work, I'll be a monkey's uncle. Sorry if I've made this sound simple but it's what Adz has been illuding to and from your replies I'm not sure if you really checked this.
Good luck.

 

[Adz]

Hi. I've had the EXACT same symptons that you describe and guess what, BAD EARTH. The easiest way for a novice on electrics to check is simple, disconnect your earth lead from the battery (ie the negative). Now take a single jump lead or similar heavy duty wire and connectors. Attach to negative terminal and then with the other end of the lead complete the circuit against a nice clean bit of chassis( the cleaner the better ). Or better still, the engine block. you should now have no blinking lights and about 14.4 ish volts at the battery when engine is running. If so, replace the earth strap on battery and make sure the connections are V clean.
If this doesn't work, I'll be a monkey's uncle. Sorry if I've made this sound simple but it's what Adz has been illuding to and from your replies I'm not sure if you really checked this.
Good luck.

:clap

 

[JimmyJaffa]

Lots of repition on this thread, make a list and try them one by one or you will miss the fault. believe me:thumbs

 

[(RIP) PLANK]

Hi. I've had the EXACT same symptons that you describe and guess what, BAD EARTH. The easiest way for a novice on electrics to check is simple, disconnect your earth lead from the battery (ie the negative). Now take a single jump lead or similar heavy duty wire and connectors. Attach to negative terminal and then with the other end of the lead complete the circuit against a nice clean bit of chassis( the cleaner the better ). Or better still, the engine block. you should now have no blinking lights and about 14.4 ish volts at the battery when engine is running. If so, replace the earth strap on battery and make sure the connections are V clean.
If this doesn't work, I'll be a monkey's uncle. Sorry if I've made this sound simple but it's what Adz has been illuding to and from your replies I'm not sure if you really checked this.
Good luck.

what an excellent place to start! jump lead from - terminal to engine block and try it again!

 

[briggie]

but ..... id be very carefull in the engine bay with a loose lead .... carefull not to touch anything you shouldnt

 

[slimlfc68]

Hi. I've had the EXACT same symptons that you describe and guess what, BAD EARTH. The easiest way for a novice on electrics to check is simple, disconnect your earth lead from the battery (ie the negative). Now take a single jump lead or similar heavy duty wire and connectors. Attach to negative terminal and then with the other end of the lead complete the circuit against a nice clean bit of chassis( the cleaner the better ). Or better still, the engine block. you should now have no blinking lights and about 14.4 ish volts at the battery when engine is running. If so, replace the earth strap on battery and make sure the connections are V clean.
If this doesn't work, I'll be a monkey's uncle. Sorry if I've made this sound simple but it's what Adz has been illuding to and from your replies I'm not sure if you really checked this.
Good luck.

the simpler the better for me mate you keep doin what ya doin:thumbs

 

[illy]

Not read the hole thread as its dinner and not enough time, when this happend to my mav i was told when the car is cold put my hand on the relay at the back of the alteinator, if its warm thats the problem. How ever it turned out to be a incorrectly wierd after maket radio witch was causing a permanant 1 1/2 amp drain.

Illy

 

[bobhope]

you say that after a new battery fitted will not start the following morning , does the engine turn over when new charged battery fitted , for a fully charged battery to lose its charge instantly would make a huge bang from dumping xxxxamps . on the other end .

the idea of a jump lead from battery negitive and clamping the other end to engine block is brill idea and would eliminate any bad earthing issues. and also quick to test. if this works then bad earthing it is ,

 

[maverick-matt]

Its now sorted! ive taken it to an auto-diagnostics centre nearby who charged 20 quid an hour,spend 6 hours on it and only charged 60 (BARGAIN!!)

Bascially theres an inline fuse inside the wiring loom at the back of the battery and its the smallest of fuse wire inside the loom hence took so long to diagnose over the last week or so.

So happy to have it back working now

 

[Sarnie109]

Glad you got it sorted mate. Can't help wondering what this mysterious and tiny inline fuse is about. Anyone out there with better knowledge than me, got any ideas?

 

[lacroupade]

Glad you got it sorted mate. Can't help wondering what this mysterious and tiny inline fuse is about. Anyone out there with better knowledge than me, got any ideas?

Sounds to me like someone has been messing........thats what fuseboxes are for?

 

[maverick-matt]

no idea to be honest but im just glad its sorted

 

[(RIP) PLANK]

i remember there usused to be a lot of 'fused wires' in old BL and autins stuff, sherpa vans had one that 'protected' the heater fan but when it went it more or less scrapped the van as it was a dashboard out job. They were really lengths of wore of a given impedance, probably to make up for inacurate maufacture of parts and regualte voltages. Is one of these at fault? but given the symptoms i can't see how

glad your back on the road thogh mate :thumbs