2.5 TD starting clicking/ lurching

Hi all!
Im usually ok at this sort of thing but this has me stumped!

I own a 2.5TD 110 station wagon which is experiencing a problem when
starting in that when i heat the plugs, the dash volt meter drops (is
this right)& when cranking over it sounds as if the starter relay is
clicking on & off & the starter motor keeps stopping & starting but
when the battery is fully charged after about 10 secs it cranks over
(slowly as the battery has had a lot of work to do) & starts.
I've tried a new starter motor, starter relay, Battery (2nd one as the
first bosch one was knackered) & quite frankly am spending a lot of
time scratching my head whilst looking at the landrover .....the
neighbours will begin to think i have a problem.....

Any ideas or pearls of wisdom will be welcoe

On 10 Nov 2004 06:59:15 -0800, [email protected] (Tim bombadil)
wrote:

>Hi all!
>Im usually ok at this sort of thing but this has me stumped!
>
>I own a 2.5TD 110 station wagon which is experiencing a problem when
>starting in that when i heat the plugs, the dash volt meter drops (is
>this right)& when cranking over it sounds as if the starter relay is
>clicking on & off & the starter motor keeps stopping & starting but
>when the battery is fully charged after about 10 secs it cranks over
>(slowly as the battery has had a lot of work to do) & starts.
>I've tried a new starter motor, starter relay, Battery (2nd one as the
>first bosch one was knackered) & quite frankly am spending a lot of
>time scratching my head whilst looking at the landrover .....the
>neighbours will begin to think i have a problem.....
>
>Any ideas or pearls of wisdom will be welcoe

Have you checked the earh strap from the starter to the chassis? Mine
was loose and that was enough to make it almost impossible to start
first thing in the day. Made it crank very slowly and smoke come off
the starter casing when you cranked it over for a long time! (as it
earthed through it)

Had the same prob with my starter on the Ninety. A good earth strap cured
that too!!

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1990 LR Ninety 2.5D N/A (Jasmine) with bits on!
2002 Freelander Td4 ES (wifes)


"Tom Woods" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On 10 Nov 2004 06:59:15 -0800, [email protected] (Tim bombadil)
> wrote:
>
>>Hi all!
>>Im usually ok at this sort of thing but this has me stumped!
>>
>>I own a 2.5TD 110 station wagon which is experiencing a problem when
>>starting in that when i heat the plugs, the dash volt meter drops (is
>>this right)& when cranking over it sounds as if the starter relay is
>>clicking on & off & the starter motor keeps stopping & starting but
>>when the battery is fully charged after about 10 secs it cranks over
>>(slowly as the battery has had a lot of work to do) & starts.
>>I've tried a new starter motor, starter relay, Battery (2nd one as the
>>first bosch one was knackered) & quite frankly am spending a lot of
>>time scratching my head whilst looking at the landrover .....the
>>neighbours will begin to think i have a problem.....
>>
>>Any ideas or pearls of wisdom will be welcoe
>
> Have you checked the earh strap from the starter to the chassis? Mine
> was loose and that was enough to make it almost impossible to start
> first thing in the day. Made it crank very slowly and smoke come off
> the starter casing when you cranked it over for a long time! (as it
> earthed through it)

So 90ninety was, like

> Had the same prob with my starter on the Ninety. A good earth strap
> cured that too!!
>
And on my RRC!

--

Rich

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