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The Funbus has finally failed me!
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:19 am
by stevenlizuk
Went out to the trusty Funbus to come to work this morning and it wont start.
Turning over ok but not starting and no warning lamps are staying on.
Plenty fuel and the priming bulb is solid so not air in the system either.
Drove home fine last night without missing a beat.
Clues?
Cheers
Steve
(2.1td)
Re: The Funbus has finally failed me!
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:24 am
by steve_earwig
Voltage to glowplugs?
Re: The Funbus has finally failed me!
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:44 pm
by stevenlizuk
Was warm enough this morning to start without glowplugs, but yes there's power to them.
Thinking fuel solenoid.
Re: The Funbus has finally failed me!
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:55 pm
by swiss
Haynes recommends removing the solenoid, gutting it and replacing the shell as a temporary fix. Maybe try it, one more thing to eliminate if it's not the culprit.
Just remember you'll have to stop it locally or stall it

Re: The Funbus has finally failed me!
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 3:28 pm
by stevenlizuk
Tried to start her again this morning (too busy til now).
Buzzing from what I assume is the fuel pump solenoid in beside the ECU.
Then no blowers and the airbag light started flashing.
Thumped the solenoid and the car started and ran for about 5 mins then conked out again, immediately restarted but now with no airbag light?
New solenoid??
Any help is always greatly appreciated.
Steve
Re: The Funbus has finally failed me!
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 10:00 am
by stevenlizuk
The Funbus lives and breathes again!
Finally had time and daylight enough to find out what was ailing the old beast.
Supply to the injection relay had rotted through just in front of the starter motor.
Rejoined her and off she went.
Might be worth a look for everyone else as it's the point where the trunking is held in place where the loom bridges from the car to the engine, lots of vibration and wear is inevitable.
Steve
Re: The Funbus has finally failed me!
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:05 pm
by teamster1975
Well done Steve! Definitely one for the knowledgebase!

Re: The Funbus has finally failed me!
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 3:04 pm
by stevenlizuk
Rattly link arms and tracking next week, it never ends.

Re: The Funbus has finally failed me!
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:06 pm
by steve_earwig
stevenlizuk wrote:Might be worth a look for everyone else as it's the point where the trunking is held in place where the loom bridges from the car to the engine, lots of vibration and wear is inevitable.
Steve
Thanks for the heads-up dude

Re: The Funbus has finally failed me!
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:38 am
by stevenlizuk
After resting in the drive for ten days drove to work this morning and a stone from a tipper cracked the screen!
F@~**$£" (*^%$&*^
Sob.
Re: The Funbus has finally failed me!
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:41 am
by mjb
stevenlizuk wrote:After resting in the drive for ten days drove to work this morning and a stone from a tipper cracked the screen!
Did you get its reg? I'm sure you could claim that off his insurance!
Re: The Funbus has finally failed me!
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 4:04 pm
by stevenlizuk
Both of us in traffic on a 60mph A-road.
Not worth the Dukes of Hazard car chase to get him for him to say it wasn't him.
My insurance will cover it.
Bum and double-bum.