|| Ric Norris came up with the following;: ||| Hello, ||| ||| Has anybody experienced the problem of intermittent electrical ||| shorting when accelerating from a standing stop....??? Most of my ||| driving is during the day and is noticeable through the sound ||| system....it cuts in & out. ||| ||| I thought it may have been a problem with the sound system, however ||| when driving at night, my headlights flicker on & off as well. ||| ||| The problem is worse when facing up-hill & even when reversing. ||| Logic suggests I have a loose loom &/or connection somewhere, but I ||| wouldn't know where to start apart from ripping all the trim out & ||| jiggling harnesses. ||| ||| I would greatly appreciate any ideas or pointers from anyone if any ||| exist. ||| ||| Cheers & many thanks. || || Earth straps. Clean/replace them from the chassis to the engine and || battery to chassis. || || -- || Paul ... || (8(|) Homer Rules ..... Doh !!!
Seconded - or the battery terminals themselves.
First bad moment of my driving life, passed test 2 weeks before, coming home from country pub (Scott's Arms, Sicklinghall anyone?) when parents thought I was at the library in Leeds working for A-levels. Exactly the same symptoms, and add lurching on and off the power with the headlights flashing in time with the engine. Another motorist stopped me and was about to call the Police until he realised I was a green 17-year-old without much in the way of clue. He opened the bonnet, tightened the batt terminals and off I went.
ObLandy: Triumph 1300TC, made by the company that once was part of a company that owned Land Rover.