Bloody Starter motor...

[rocore]

tried changing my starter today...

got to the last bloody bolt, the one that holds the exhaust bracket? 19mm? it won't efing budge, soaked with WD, had a bar on it and its not going anywhere... any suggestions? really pissed me off!

[NeilG40]

Have you got access to an air/electric impact gun?

[rocore]

yeah... but i don't think i'll get it in there! Tomorrow i'm going to remove the exhaust and see if i can make access a bit easier... don't you just hate jobs like this... I almost had a Basil Faulty moment.. I had to walk away and have a quiet word with myself.

[rocore]

Got the bolt off... fitted it all back together and now there's no bloody spark! traced everything through and can't see anything wrong so i think it must be engine management system or something...

[breadman]

don't you just hate jobs like this... I almost had a Basil Faulty moment.. I had to walk away and have a quiet word with myself.

RIGHT! that's it...... I've warned you......you..you BASTARD! Runs off and get a tree branch and starts thrashing the car!!! That was such a classic funny Basil Fawlty moment!

Mmm, no spark eh? I'd check the coil and hall sensor connections, then the relays on the ECU bracket.

[rocore]

I'm sending it to the garage tomorrow... haven't got time to do it... need to get my Transit through its MOT as I have to trek to plymouth in it on Thursday night.