dammit, i think one front bearing has failed. i dreading it actually, but not totally convinced. im not at home at the moment, have no tools or anything. going to get it recovered tomorrow to a garage, luckelly still have the hippo to use.
1. one of them has a 40ah battery inside.
2. its only a suggestion to get one of these insted of a secondry battery you'll have to disconnect, drag round the front and jump from.
like i said, i'd just buy the biggest batter that will fit in the space available, scratcht he 2nd battery, and...
im with you gav, anything can be moved. the only bit that may be annoying is the gear interlock, but its only to ensure you done wander off and leave in in neutral. and as your pretty used to an automatic i dont think that would be a problem. so just leave that disconnected
ok, well this second battery needto to be secured, best just strap it down. you dont want it falling over. and cover it with something to stop anyting falling on it. i know some people make little vented wooden boxes to keep it safe but also vent it.
it will only be trickle charged at about...
there are two possible ways, first just try to start the car, putting it in the ignition and turning to stage to will resync the codes.
if you can start the car then but cant get the buttins to lock/unlock the car remotly do this. place the key in the lock, press and hold unlock, turn to...
wel, were you planning on having a two battery system to effectivly double your total amp/hrs or so you always have a carged battery to jump from.
First senareo, match your batterys, and your best finding a place in the engine bay (you may need to start moving stuff and thinking outside of the...
this whole jumpstarting melarky is a bit of a myth.
there is a set procedure, which is pretty much the same in any car user guides. this is to basicly minimise shorting if a lead were to jump off during connection. (but usually if there are going to jump off it will be during cranking in which...
dam moter keeps telling me the key is in the ignition. i guess the switch may be up the swanny.
would alittle wd or silicone spray help? or is that asking for trouble?
ive looked and looked. i did aquire a few "extra" mystery things with the car, most of which i have ruled out. and the p38 did come with a classic owners guide
well does anyone know the correct names for these bits of trim circled? is it as simple as say "upper internal door pillar?
also the cover/trim on the tarmac, where should this be?, im assuming not under the passenger seat which is where i found it..
surely a 30 amp feed can miss a couple of amps for trickle charging a torch or whathave you. incase anybody else out there is thinking the need something like this. i know a direct battery feed is best, but it is arse ache getting a cable there.
there is a decent feed from the battery which...