Picked my 2.0 Aircooled viking up yesterday (ebay buy) after a look over the van making sure there was nothing really bad, body being pretty sound , a little welding needed underneath and the engine sounding ok I parted with just under 2500 and headed home leicester to London. I got a mile away and went to fill up and she would not start, totally dead with just a single red light on the dash oil can ? water can ? icon no battery light , I phoned the guy and he said it was a loose wire in the colum, so not having any tools I gave it a bang and it started, the guy came out to me and said it has only happened a few times. So I chanced it and headed off, just coming into London it Died! this time I had a battery light and it was clicking when turning the key (just a click under the dash) managed to get a guy to give me a push and she started and I got home....... So I am now feeling a bit down about it as it will not start I think I may have bought a lemon
, electrics not being one of my strengths
Im now wondering where to start , I have charged a spare battery in the hope that the one that is on it has just died
..... So when it did start on a bump the battery light went out so can I say its not the Alternator
Starter motor is supposed to be pretty new so shouldn't be that.
So any advice will be really appreciated , Thanks in advance ,Bill
