After a productive weekend working with the OCD crew on their buses ol' Hempy set off back to Leicester, the bus was running lovely and after a very fast run home in the cool fine mist of rain, I pulled onto the drive, switched off the ignition while I opened the gates only to find that it wouldn't start again. Red lights on the dash but nothing from the starter... It's just stuck I thought - take a look in the morning.
So morning came put her in third rolled her backwards slightly (tip from the 'How to...' manual) tried it again, job done! But found this article on the web if your starter probs are ever more serious... The article reckons my drive pinion needs lubing! now where's that cream? ;)
http://home.clara.net/hallvw/starter.ht
Just turn on the ignition and stick a round spanner (15mm)between the small red on the solenoid to the large cable on the motor(making sure youve not left the bus in gear!!!) and she starts up!!(without crushing your legs) sticky solenoid mate thats what i reckon anyhow, suffered it a long time myself! ;)
ReplyDeleteyeah should definitely get some cream for that mate sounds nasty
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