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Forum rules
Not many rules really, this board being aimed at technical issues, it shouldn't fall foul (hopefully) of some of the more personal issues that can affect forums.
Rule 1 - Is that you need to think very carefully before posting anything technical or asking anything technical relating to the security system of the car - See 'Security Issues' sticky for more info.
Rule 2 - We (MGF Register) do not support copyright infringement and therefore references to CD ROM, PDF versions or paper copies of the workshop manual (for instance) should not be posted on the forum. We don't want to get into trouble and we'd rather sell you a genuine hard copy through our Regalia shop anyway!
Because advice is honestly and freely given in this technical section, much of it will be amateur experienced based, so any information is given in good faith and is not guaranteed as correct.
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The old one
- Posts: 47
- Joined: Wed May 22, 2013 8:06 pm
- MGF Register Region: East Anglia
- Model of Car: 1.8 l
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by The old one » Fri Aug 11, 2017 3:19 pm
Hi all,
On holiday in Cumbria with the F, on the way up here stopped at services, went to leave refused to start on key. Bump started straight away, found that it's blowing the fuse. As I'm 300 miles from home with limited tools I've ordered a new starter which will in Whitehaven Monday am, as I'm guessing it has a direct short. Would a dodgy relay cause the fuse to blow?
Many thanks
Steve
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The old one
- Posts: 47
- Joined: Wed May 22, 2013 8:06 pm
- MGF Register Region: East Anglia
- Model of Car: 1.8 l
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by The old one » Sat Aug 12, 2017 4:36 pm
Just a quick update,
Going through the posts on starting issues early hours of the morning and found one that Rob had put on a while back about Mrs Rob in the car and not starting. Advise was to give the relay a gentle tap, so I tried it, new fuse and away it went.
So it has cost the price of a 10 amp fuse and I'll claim the money back on the starter on Monday (Thanks Rob)
Steve
