Starter engages (!) when key turned to ignition position (not the start position, the position before that !)
Also, starter motor keeps spinning after engine starts.
Obviously, I switch off sharpish !
Suspect damp has something to do with it ?
Has anyone any ideas about this, please?
This first happened when I found that my electric windows were not operating and, at my local garage, we took out the windows fuses, found they were OK, put the fuses back and while we were discussing why the windows should have started working again just because we took out the fuses and replaced them,(the ignition had been left on to try the windows function) the engine suddenly started, right out of the blue, and she took off in reverse ! (I had always left her in gear, but shall not again !)
I managed to dive in, feet first, and stall her with the footbrake, just before she took out the petrol pumps, several passing tourist children and the plate-glass window of the local store ! (did £400 of damage with my open door to the mechanic's new car, parked alongside and bent the hell out of my door, too !)
We then found that the windows had decided not to work again, by the way.
We disconnected the starter motor and I roll-started her for the rest of that day.
The next morning I found that the windows were working again so we reconnected the starter motor and everything behaved properly for about a week, until this morning, when I turned on the ignition and the starter engaged immediately and would not stop spinning until I turned off the ignition.
Also, once again, the windows don't work.
I have left everything open (doors, bonnet, etc) since this morning, on a sunny warm day but she still won't behave.
Any ideas, please ?
Yours in desperation,
Also, starter motor keeps spinning after engine starts.
Obviously, I switch off sharpish !
Suspect damp has something to do with it ?
Has anyone any ideas about this, please?
This first happened when I found that my electric windows were not operating and, at my local garage, we took out the windows fuses, found they were OK, put the fuses back and while we were discussing why the windows should have started working again just because we took out the fuses and replaced them,(the ignition had been left on to try the windows function) the engine suddenly started, right out of the blue, and she took off in reverse ! (I had always left her in gear, but shall not again !)
I managed to dive in, feet first, and stall her with the footbrake, just before she took out the petrol pumps, several passing tourist children and the plate-glass window of the local store ! (did £400 of damage with my open door to the mechanic's new car, parked alongside and bent the hell out of my door, too !)
We then found that the windows had decided not to work again, by the way.
We disconnected the starter motor and I roll-started her for the rest of that day.
The next morning I found that the windows were working again so we reconnected the starter motor and everything behaved properly for about a week, until this morning, when I turned on the ignition and the starter engaged immediately and would not stop spinning until I turned off the ignition.
Also, once again, the windows don't work.
I have left everything open (doors, bonnet, etc) since this morning, on a sunny warm day but she still won't behave.
Any ideas, please ?
Yours in desperation,
- Pauli Murphy :-( (aka HeliMurf) Please email helimurf@aol.com or text 07768-603365 in case I'm not logged on. THANK YOU !!!!
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