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November 11, 2004, 6:01 pm
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Hello all

Rover 200 T reg........ a couple of weeks ago car stopped while husband was
driving slowly through shallow flood on road.  AA diagnosed problem with
distributer cap, fitted a new one, car OK for rest of holiday.  A week after
we got home, tried to start car, plenty of battery power (no problem with
lights etc) but no response when ignition key was turned other than a click.
Took half a dozen tries to start car.  Car started no problem next 4
journeys, then refused again, but started after 2nd turn of key.  This has
happened twice more since then.

Very broke, can't afford garage bill.  Would appreciate any ideas/advice as
to cause and repair.....am very reliant on car as husband has to use it for
80 mile round trip to work daily and I'm worried to death it will let him
down.  Husband too proud to ask - but I'm not !!! HELP please!!

TIA

Lyn



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November 11, 2004, 6:23 pm
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Re: Rover 200 problem

On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 23:01:38 GMT, ejl wrote:


You have a problem with the contacts on the starter I would say - the click
is the solenoid pulling in. It's either dirty switch contacts or an
armature/brush problem.

Looking in my manual for my ex 214 it's possible to swap the brushes and
the solenoid. How handy with a spanner are you or your hubby?


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November 12, 2004, 7:58 am
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Sounds like a starter motor/solenoid problem. Firstly check all the
connections to the starter motor and solenoid and check battery
connections and earths including engine earth straps. It may be that
the water has caused corrosion on a connection.

If no joy there then, when it's in failure mode waggle cables and see
if that gets it going - you may have a broken cable i.e. one that's
fractured inside the insulation that you can't see. Failing that does
a thump on the solenoid or starter motor get it going? If so then it
may be the solenoid that's failed.

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November 14, 2004, 6:59 pm
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I had exactly that on a Nova. It was the earth strap corroded. Unbolt both
ends, clean up the ends and the place they bolt on to(use sandpaper) and
bolt back. Cover them in vaseline to stop it happening again as well. It was
allowing enough current to pass to pull in the solenoid but then the starter
current caused a huge voltage drop and killed everything.



 

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November 12, 2004, 1:16 pm
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Starter motor solenoid sticking.  Whack the starter motor with a hammer.
Won't neccessarily be a long term solution though.  Best thing would be to
take it to someone who repairs starter motors.  It'll save you paying full
whack for a replacement new one, and take the risk out of spending a similar
amount on a second hand one that may well pack up like the current one has.

Peter
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and live in Italy.  Lately, my luck has been so bad, you know the roulette
wheel, it's a crooked deal, I'm losing all I had."



 

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