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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: Daz800 on January 12, 2007, 18:47:39

Title: help.. 90 does what it wants
Post by: Daz800 on January 12, 2007, 18:47:39

My friends 90 will some times start and some times wont.

Tonight i went out to tow him in and we have noticed he has

no brake lights with ign on
indicators some times work...hazards ok
fuel gauge some times work

and when we checked the fuses  the one that does the indicators is the same one as the dash lights ..which work.

we have a spark
can smell petrol when it turning over
but it wont fire, it did the same last night but it started this morning. untill he turned it off in the village.

its a 2. 5 petrol and tomorrow we going to check it in the daylight (its on a D plate)

anyone have any ideals..please help

Daz

Title: help.. 90 does what it wants
Post by: thermidorthelobster on January 12, 2007, 19:00:45

Earthing problem?  Frequently leads to very strange electrical behaviour.

Title: help.. 90 does what it wants
Post by: joker777 on January 12, 2007, 19:01:55

i will second that.

Title: help.. 90 does what it wants
Post by: Daz800 on January 12, 2007, 19:07:14

he has fitted an extra earth lead from the battery..

Title: help.. 90 does what it wants
Post by: TDi90 on January 12, 2007, 21:56:03

might have flooded it?

Title: help.. 90 does what it wants
Post by: thermidorthelobster on January 12, 2007, 22:00:43

The battery might be earthed, but I'd suggest he tries to find the earthing point for the electricals in question and redoes that one too.  There's a quick check for earthing problems but I can't remember what it is!

Title: help.. 90 does what it wants
Post by: graham2306 on January 12, 2007, 22:14:03

Don't believe what it says on the fuse box cover.  My F plate ex military 90 is wired completely differently to the diagram on the inside of the fuse box.

Graham