hello! i usually enjoy spending time researching the net & tinkering to solve my car problems but since our baby was born i havent had a moment break for such luxurys.
Last evening my skoda favorit(carb) has failed to start.only dash lights no starter sound.not sure if solidnoid engage either.checkd earth conn to batery & tried rocking car in 4th but no difference.
this morning i tried again but this time a buzzing(relay) sound came from fuse/relay area.the dash lights also started flashing erraticly.i checked the voltag on open battery 10.2v. found water was quite low & topped cells up.still no starter motor,but now instead of buzzing relay sound, the rev counter starts in a haunting way increasing till it goes past red zone!
cud this be a battery prob? or earth/relay? what can i check next? i would really like to get car back on road as i hav a big shopping list which will cost me a fortune to do by taxi.
thanks for listening, G