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Post by peppib on Apr 10, 2015 13:31:26 GMT
Car been for MOT and passed - so that is the good news. Some advisories though - both outer cills show very slight signs of corrosion, both sides lower ball joints have minimal amount of play and there is an oil leak. I have hunted all over for that thing without success so guess it will have to be found and cured by next year.
Main thing, however, is that she has developed an electrical short. Wasn't there when it went in, and neither was the fuse box broken. As soon as a fuse is put in the central position sparks fly and it blows said fuse. This is also the fitting that somehow the garage have managed to break - one of the brass tabs at the top. Not well enough to get down there with multi meter at the moment but any advice on where to start? The garage lad (not the tester who didn't show his face when I was leaving) said the car was a pass, but when they tried the horn again the fuse blew. I find that hard to believe as it was working fine when I tried it earlier
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Post by Penguin45 on Apr 10, 2015 18:36:40 GMT
At least you passed!
Electrics - centre fuse is A3-A4. It feeds the coil, ignition warning light, blower motor, voltage stabilizer, flasher relay, electric fuel pump (if fitted) and safety switches for the auto box (if fitted)). Shouldn't be an issue with the horn as it's fed from fuse A1-A2. If the sparks are at the fuse box, that's the obvious place to start. I have a couple of mangled fuse boxes if you like me to tease out the fuse-holder clip. PM your address and I'll post it Monday for you.
Oil leak - if it's not obvious it's probably the tappet covers.
Chris.
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Post by peppib on Apr 11, 2015 10:29:02 GMT
Thanks Chris, pm sent
What SHOULD be through A3/A4 and what actually IS through there are 2 entirely different things. I do have ignition warning light, flashers, and engine runs OK. I don't have fuel gauge, radio and haven't tried wipers and screenwash.
I did notice a small pool in the drivers footwell so obviously a screenwash pipe had come off and they have stuffed a great hand in amongst all the wires to reattach it and in doing so have dislodged something. I will look once this arctic wind has stopped howling through the covered car park.
As for the oil leak, I suspected the tappet covers some time ago and changed the cork gaskets for rubber ones. Will do a recheck. I was standing looking at the exhaust manifold. Last year when I was really unwell I had a local garage repair the exhaust, which is why she now has a Corsa silencer. Looking at the manifold, the flange is OUTSIDE of the clamp so how on earth it hasn't fallen off or isn't blowing like mad I don't know. I will have to find the stamina from somewhere to fix that as well.
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Post by peppib on Apr 16, 2015 13:15:05 GMT
Managed to fit new terminal in fuse box (thanks Chris), have repaired the short and everything except the fuel gauge now works fine. The wire which fits on the left terminal of the gauge has been pulled off and I just cannot find it amongst the miriad of wires under the dash. According to the wiring diagram that is just an earth wire. Made and fitted another earth but gauge still doesn't work. Overdone things a bit so in agony. I will have couple of days rest then start the search for the missing wire again. It must be there somewhere
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Post by Penguin45 on Apr 16, 2015 16:10:53 GMT
Sounds like you're nearly there, Peppi. The gauge has a light green and a green with a black trace running to it. The earth is through the tank at the other end. Any black wires behind the dash will be for the panel lights.
Chris.
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Post by peppib on Apr 18, 2015 10:39:59 GMT
Damned clever these Landcrabs. Green wire had disconnected itself from the back of the fuel gauge and wrapped itself neatly around a bunch of wires high up under the dash. Another wire which normally sits harmlessly doing nothing had also managed to insert itself into a connector causing the short. All now repaired and back together, and I only managed to lose 1 of the small screws which must be a record for me recently. Chris - I realised after I did the post about the earth wire that I had been looking at the sender unit and not the gauge on the wiring diagram. An age thing for me I'm afraid.
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Post by Penguin45 on Apr 19, 2015 20:42:17 GMT
Well done. An age thing for me I'm afraid. Would you like a bed by the window?  Chris. |
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Post by peppib on Apr 20, 2015 7:03:39 GMT
Well done. An age thing for me I'm afraid. Would you like a bed by the window? Chris. Think the men in white coats are coming shortly to lock me in a darkened room for my own (and everyone else's) safety! She purred her way to and from pub yesterday, despite visiting son asking if it would break down (cheek - it was this car that moved him safely from civilisation in Newcastle to the ultra posh and heady atmosphere of Weybridge in Surrey). Next job is ball joints (car, not mine)  Dave |
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