Ta, but thats the point, batt is new and all its terminals are clean and fine. Thanks anyway. I'll get a multimeter first, then get it out and check a few things. PS. That packaging's called No Crode over here, smear it all over like... Clive ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alistair Bell" <albell@uvic.ca> To: "Clive Smith" <clive.harman-smith@ntlworld.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 4:47 PM Subject: Re: Wet electrics - nostart!
> > > Clive, > > fer gawd's sake get out your mulitmeter and check things! > > :) > > Just from your description, I'd check the battery terminals first. Are they > all corroded? Is there white fluff acting as an electrical bridge? What is > the battery voltage? > > Clean it up and apply grease to retard further corrosion (I recently bought > a wee tube of dielectric grease, was expensive and it "looks" just like the > big tube of Dow silicon stopcock grease I borrowed from the lab - do you > know what is so special about the dielectric grease? Is it repackaging and > profit making?) > > Also, while at the battery, check electrolyte and whether the case is > cracked. > > Alistair > > > on 6/11/02 4:54 AM, Clive Smith wrote: > > > Hi, > > Plenty wet here (like damp through your skin wet). Van no starty, dash lights > > gone weak . > > Am I looking first to the earths going bad and if so which is most suspect? > > > > PS. Alarm started going off at random intervals - is this likely to be just > > low voltage? > > Thanks. > > > > Clive > > '88 Syncro Transporter > |
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