starter motor ?

[jeffdub]

my vans always been a bit on the sluggish side starting so i got a new battery and solenoid for the starter motor just been to pick my lad up from football and it wouldnt start , just turned over really slow as if the battery was flat , checked the volt meter and batteries fine turned the key again and it fired up im thinking it may be a bad earth or the cable from the starter to battery any ideas anyone ? thanks jeff

[R0B]

Type lazy starter into the search box.Theres a few threads on this subject.

[jeffdub]

cheers rob i did that and had a look at a few threads and seems likely its an earth problem

[Ian Hulley]

Or the starter bush on a manual ... I remember (and see ) your's is an automatique

[jeffdub]

lol i remember ian im learning a bit more everyday thanks to you and others on here still got a long way to go though

[kevtherev]

when it's all fixed you'll be bored to death

[ermie571]

when it's all fixed you'll be bored to death

Does that EVER happen???? There's always sommat to do.....

[Ian Hulley]

When it should all be done you spend every driving moment listening for that next little noise

[kevtherev]

ain't that the truth....

[jeffdub]

just changed the earth strap from gearbox to chassis got one off my brother who rebuilds minis and fired up first time just gotta finish recarpetting , fit the smev combi new fridge and propex heater lower it by 30mm , fit the interior downlights new window rubber and repaint it and im done !

[jeffdub]

oh and a new rad and sort the oil leak out think i need a new sump gasket got drips of oil around the sump bolts

[Ian Hulley]

oh and sort the oil leak out think i need a new sump gasket got drips of oil around the sump bolts

I take it you mean from the auto transmission ? Cos you don't have 'sump bolts' or a 'sump' as such on a wbxer

Ian

[jeffdub]

Must be that then ian i just noticed what i thought was oil on the drive,had a quick look underneath and saw a drip off what i thought was the sump can i get a gasket and fix it ? Cheers jeff

[Ian Hulley]

Could be the 'sump plug' which has a copper sealing washer or a front or rear crankshaft oil seal. Clean up and see what it's dripping from

[jeffdub]

Ok ian will do thanks