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Post by bingo on Nov 28, 2015 11:36:08 GMT
Spotted a Rocket in Grimsby today, gold frame, black body work. Anybody know whos it is???
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Post by mawdo81 on Nov 28, 2015 16:01:58 GMT
I hope you and them are having better weather than we've got here....
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Post by grahame on Dec 19, 2015 18:14:30 GMT
It's me.... Hi...
Bought it made, it's umm undercover at the moment, but with the summer weather it might come out tomorrow, need to figure out what is going on with battery/alternator, has a tendancy to not start due to no battery juice.....
Fuel Gauge is non existant, again waiting for better weather to try and figure out what's going on. Should be good as I'm not that mechanically minded.
It was absolutely filthy after that run, sodding freezing at end, had to go in as was freezing up. Stopped at my dad's no juice to start it. Have a new battery to try, good reminder lets put that on charge.
Graham
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Post by Stiggy on Dec 19, 2015 22:37:48 GMT
Glad your having fun with it. Maybe when you get running again you should get a digital multi meter and check battery voltage when car is turned off (say 12.5v)compared to when it is running (say 13.5v) and then when it is loaded with main beam on, voltage should be maintained roughly at the level it was before you loaded it.
The Zetec has a smart charging alternator that takes a feed signal from the ecu to tell it a suitable charge rate.
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Post by grahame on Dec 20, 2015 16:26:34 GMT
Problems problems, remind me to not go looking for problems as you might find more than you hoped for.
Loose earth, tightened that up, could not connect battery without sparks and starter motor (maybe solenoid) clicking away like mad.
Removed starter motor (the wrong way), can now connect battery up without disco sparks.
Checking starter motor out at work tomorrow (more clued up people than I).
But I opened the "bonnet" to find the radiator all loose, broken mountings. So I've now to figure out how to mount that, will seriously test my total lack of any automotive fixing skills.
But weirdly I enjoyed myself, I'll get there, for the national parks run I signed up for.
Thanks for the help Stuart, wasn't getting anywhere near any of that, maybe starter motor is buggered.
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Post by Froggy on Dec 21, 2015 11:36:47 GMT
Good luck with the problems!-I always get told...its a kit car-get used to it! Haha! Would be good to see some pics of the car when poss, i also have a gold+black rocket!
All the best, Wayne.
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