wet car doesn't work

791alexis said:

it has no power and won't turn over. it's like the battery is dead, and won't even lock. dad say's it's coz i had the radio on when i was washing it but i didn't!! xx

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791alexis said:

what does crank mean???

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crank in this case means the engine spinning (turning over)

i would look towards water causing an electrical short and draining the battery then


where abouts are you maybe a local member could have a look at it for you

i am in newcastle-under-lyme.

791alexis said:

i am in newcastle-under-lyme.

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bit too far for me then lol, although i am going to be up in bradford saturday

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you turn into arnie when you buy a gaylander..............coz you say to the dealer "i'll be back"

G-man said:

bit too far for me then lol, although i am going to be up in bradford saturday

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wanna coffee?

look at the main earth to body and also generally the main battery connections, corrosion and damp can do strange things

Have you checked the ashtray isn't full?

Do you have a moist flange?

I would initially look at the king lead, they cahff on the air box - a ........one of many weak points on the freeloader. Whilst you are at it, clean the dizzy out and check for cracks.

They also have problems with the ECU filling with water as the drain hole gets blocked.

Check those first - then go onto the starter leads, battery terminals etc

Freeloaders get that nick name from being just about the only car in the world, that can break down without actually being running at the time - they cost you money without doing anything!

Have a look on ebay and see if anyone is selling luck, you will be needing it! Good Luck (no charge for that one!)

nrgserv said:

wanna coffee?

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i'm gonna be on a massively tight schedule otherwise i would take you up on the offer,

picking up the van at 8 doing a couple of jobs then headign over to pick me mate up around noon, driving up to hopefully get up there at around 4 picking up a daimler V8 engine and 'box me mate won on eblag then tearing back down in time to unload the van and drop it back before 10....... hopefully

On a friday?? Good luck with that G.

storm99 said:

On a friday?? Good luck with that G.

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erm i thought i said saturday in my earlier post................

it'll be fine........

I must pay more attention :doh:

storm99 said:

I must pay more attention :doh:

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thats what she said...............

no probs!

no tacho in the van then.....?
or is that why the mates comin too!