Car Not Starting Even With New Battery?!

[EnGbudd]

I thought you meant as in each little copper wire inside the brown sleeve lol Did you replace the whole lot or just the affected wire?

 

[ather`s]

i did the effected wires as it burnt 2 out.

 

[EnGbudd]

i did the effected wires as it burnt 2 out.

Ah ok so when you meant insulate each wire you meant the two seperate wires that you did

 

[ather`s]

yeah, insulate each wire separately, then wrap them all together to makeit look nice and tidy

 

[EnGbudd]

yeah, insulate each wire separately, then wrap them all together to makeit look nice and tidy

Just a quick one, what sort of wire did you use?

 

[ather`s]

i managed to cut a section of wire out of a wrecked polo with the same engine in. i traced the section of wire back from the block that plugs in to the coil all the way to where it goes into the bulkhead and chopped it there. did it this way because i didnt want to bodge the plug/block that goes on the side of the coil pack.

 

[EnGbudd]

All sorted, the earth cable which comes from the negative terminal on the battery had snapped off the gearbox, I bolted it to somewhere else and the car started first time, after putting insulation tape over the old damaged insulation (as the wire and plug wern't damaged at all)

happy bunny

 

[ather`s]

good man. just check wires are ok from coil though!!

 

[EnGbudd]

good man. just check wires are ok from coil though!!

My godfather is a mechanic so got him to have a look he said the wire should be fine and none of the other wires are damaged

 

[ather`s]

matt, did you sort out the gear linkage problem too? let me know how you got on please!!

 

[EnGbudd]

matt, did you sort out the gear linkage problem too? let me know how you got on please!!

i got him to sort out my linkage, goes in every gear perfect apart from first. So running it around for a little while to try and loosen the selector

 

[ather`s]

can you get it in reverse ok though??

 

[EnGbudd]

can you get it in reverse ok though??

yeah is perfect into reverse

 

[ather`s]

brill. just got to adjust mine now to get it right!!

 

[Ieuan-J]

yeah is perfect into reverse

i think i might have bent my selector a bit... when my box went i got it suck in reverse so i sat in the back seat and pulled with both hands as hard as possible to get it out and it made a big clunk when it did finaly come out and now its really stiff to go in reverse every other gear is great though?