I wonder what the third problem will be!!!!

You shoulda kept the old GQ.....LOLOL

Cheers

As per the previous post Roachie, Sorry, it's obviously terminal. Send it over. I promise to take good care of it hahahahahahaha

The solonoid clicking but not cranking is sign of flat battery. Thats the forst thing to check anyway and then connections before ripping into the starter.

Owen

Battery moved and shorted to body? (happened to me once going around a corner at night- engine suddenly stopped, and lights went out)

How old are the batteries?

The paste may have bridged some plates resulting in a dead cell. Check S.G. of electrolyte, should be minimum of 1.250Kg/L .

Have you checked the connections to each terminal to make sure they are not just dirty or even the connection to the starter motor may be a bit grubby. I Have been caught out on that one before.
Better get it sorted before Warraweena in 4 week time cos no matter how much you beg, your not borrowing the 50 series

Assuming battery is OK, then I think the contacts in the starter motor solenoid are making poor contact (pitted etc), so you still hear the click. I've had it happen on lots of vehicles in the past - I usually take the solenoid apart and clean up the contacts, but a new solenoid is the more permanent solution.

Roachie
Auto electrics have always been your downfall - why don't you get the local lecco to look at it.

tgt

Okay....situation update.

I just went out about 20 minutes ago and thought I'd check a few things again; just to be sure. Everything was still as it was before as far as voltage etc was concerned.

Just for the hell of it, I stuck the key in the ignition and guess what happened. The flippin' thing STARTED at the first attempt. I couldn't believe it. I don't know whether to feel relieved that I saved myself the $$$$ and embarrassment of having an auto-electrician turn up here and manage to start the bloody truck first go.....or do I feel "down" because I now have an intermittent fault?

Anyway, I think I'll get the sparky to have a look at the solenoid and possibly the starter motor, just to be on the safe side. As a couple of blokes have said, it could be pitting on the contacts etc or the brushes in the starter could be stuffed etc.

Either way, I don't want to be stranded away from home and possibly have to suffer the indignation of being towed to get started (especially if the only vehicle around the joint is Pesty in his bloody old 60 series. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;-))

well that eliminates the battery and associated wiring. Like the man says, the contact surfaces on the solonoid. Might have to get new one. When thats eliminated it may be a fault in the starter motor but I doubt that since it will obviously turn the motor over. Oh come to think of it I remember starters not throwing in because of the alignment of of the cogs and solution was to rock the vehicle in gear i think. I wonder how old she is?

Owen

Have a similar problem with my 60 series - no hassles when air con not used - come wet season - intermittent problem - have had starter motor stripped down, solenoid replaced, still no go - happens on most bluddy inconvenient occasions only.

Running twin batteries - still no chop after switching from one to t'other. All contact points, earthing etc checked & cleaned Aircon switched off no probs most of the time.... but can happen anywhere anytime..., aircon on - intermittent - an absolute PIA.

Auto lekkies in Brisbane and Darwin cannot locate problem - so have learnt to live with it - most times, turning off the air con fan solves the problem, sometimes it don't.

Could go for 6 months with no prob - then bingo!!

so good luck roachie.

C

Oh! Thank you, Thank you, God - you really and truly exist.

Yes! God I know it is much, much better to GIVE than to RECEIVE so I am about to to GIVE it to Roachie in big lumps. (Thank you again God - I'll be a good boy from now on).

Roachie!

I've been away for 48 hrs and missed you fessing up, but I am now here to Help!.

I did notice that Member - Michael J (SA) posted this followup

Do it once, do it right ROACHIE.......

Ifn what you have already done has not fixed it, a re-spray sounds in order.

...but get it done before 07.07.07, don't give anyone any more ammo.....LOL

Tooooooooooooooooo! late Michael, I've got him dead in the sights now (LOL).

(1) If it is angle grinder residue it normally rusts up in little tics that catch if you run a soft cloth over them.

Remedy : you have to get those metal particles out/off the paint before you can really polish it. Use no 2 Kitten cutting compound or a similar cutting compoud , however make sure you wash the applicator regularly to get rid of any metal particles you manage to lift off, other wise they will assist in giving the surface a No 69 cut and scratch.

Once you get them all off then a soft lams wool mop on a 9in angle grinder, and a fine polish compound. (similar to what the panel shops use)

(2) if they are pimples then to me that would indicate rust spots under the paint,and thats a trip to the panel works for a strip, rust remaval and neutralising and re paint.

Chevy wont start. (Aw! b u g g e r - ROFLMAO)

I shouldn't admit this but the Minister for anything and everything and I were out the back of Broken Hill recently in the Troopy and about to tackle a cross country course for the OBC 07 to check trip notes and mark caution points as it was a high speed night run.

Anyway the Right Honorable Bonz can't help himself and wants to fire up the locker compressor which he does - b u g g e r! nothing happens.

An hour (much carrying on) later I discover that when wiring in a relay for the new driving lights a week before, I have somehow pulled apart a hidden join in the power lead to the compressor.

So if I was you I would be going over that genetic mutant of thing you now have with a fine tooth comb so to speak, and check every cable and terminating joiner/e on same to see if you have accidentaly shifted something and broken a circuit etc.

Or you could be trying to start it on straight LPG instead of diesel, is that a possibility.

Who knows. I bet there are 6 zillion wires going everywhere on the sucker.

If you can't get it started by the July Warraweena Soiree, I'll go you 50/50 in the hire of nice 105 LC so that you can lead us unfortunates on those lovelly treks that Willie has organised.

Better still, why don't you sit with me in the Troopy and be my Navi and talk to tyour flock on my Icom 400. I'll even let you operate the Lockers.

Thank you god, again and again.

Whilst I was thanking god , I see the devil has stepped in with an intermitent fault.

I re-read your original post and somewhere in my distant forgotten memories I remembered that the old Nissan Bluebird that I have had since new and still have, did a similar thing to me up at the station one afternoon.

Actually did it twice.

(1) The igition lead terminal on the starter solenoid had somehow over time become loose and wasn't providing a decent contact. (Auto-lec I use just squeezed it up a tad with some pliers)

(2) The starter solenoid just died. (ripped it off and took it to the same Auto-lec who replaced in 15mins)

If you want to save a heap of embarrassment arounf 7.7.07 get it checked.