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gavbriggs

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• Dec 3, 2009

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heyup, got a question from a coleague, his disco wont start properly. it will if its bumped

its diesel. will it be heater plugs. i dont even know what engine it is!

he says its not too clever turning over either! could it be battery?

 

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• Dec 3, 2009

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Battery first,starter motor. Give it more of a preheat see if that makes any difference

 

bobleeds

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• Dec 3, 2009

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i agree its the time of the year for batterys now as ive just replaced mine after having a similar problem,, starts a1 now without a preheat

 

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• Dec 3, 2009

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don't buy a battery yet

using a black (it has to be the black one) jump start lead clamp one end on the battery zero volts terminal the other to a chassis part as close to the starter as possible

then try starting - if it spins faster and then starts ok it'll just be a bad earth

 

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gavbriggs

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• Dec 3, 2009

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so check earths, try a new(known good) battery then.....heater plugs?

 

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gavbriggs

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• Dec 4, 2009

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after talking further to him, battery is 6 mths old so should be good, i told him to try jumping it see if that made any difference, told hime to checkout the earth connections and see what happens!