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Pete L - Thanks for that Pete. Those are exactly the problems that I found with the old cap. I also noticed that the plastic/rubber composite was breaking up around the hole so, a new clamp type is on order. I remember that my Dad had problems with his cars in years gone by. He used to pack the terminal/cap with thin lead ribbon and then hammer the cap on. Probably did the battery posts a load of no good. -
Just collected and installed the new Halfrauds 063 traditional lead based battery and things are looking up. Put it on charge, only showing two bars on the charger so confirmation that the charger is ok and that this battery has probably been in stock for some time but not to worry. Put a copy of the receipt in a plastic bag and taped to the back of the battery so that if it fails I know where and when I bought it. Also written the purchase date on the battery as a reminder. One thing I have noticed and that is the positive lead is the original 'cap' type and is not making very good contact so a new lead and insulated cap are on order. Not original but, I hope, safer, mind you, the dis-car-nect unit on the negative side is just as 'unoriginal'!! So, I hope, that brings to an end my problems with the battery for the time being. As usual, thanks to everyone who has offered advice and info. As ever, all of it is useful, valuable and I am very grateful for it. Back to grubbing about under the dashboard sorting out the tunnel cover (it's nearly there!!) and other stuff.....more to follow on that.
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If your plunger isn't stuck inside the body of the switch then it has probably departed and is lying around somewhere. It happens to us all. As for the search routine, the trick is knowing what to search on or a couple of words. I think in this case it was 'brake' (and) 'switch'.
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Colin - I appreciate that you have ordered a new one, but you might find this thread of interest... https://forum.tssc.org.uk/topic/5058-brake-light-switch-poor-quality-parts/#comment-60145 Also this... https://forum.tssc.org.uk/topic/4967-led-fuse-failure-light/#comment-58955 I think that this was the one I bought eventually.. https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/25017000539?iid=302943046841
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I bought a plastic one a couple of years ago and shortly after fitting it, it exploded all over the driver's footwell. Finally found all the pieces but many advocate a version with a metal body. I did have a link to one on fleabay a while ago. I'll try to find it.
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Screen wash??? It has screen wash????
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Found this from Josef which may help.. https://forum.tssc.org.uk/topic/9259-the-spitfire-that-just-needed-a-tidy-up/page/10/#comment-152067
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It is possible to rearrange the tumblers in the locks so that they all work off the same key. Doug has posted help in the past.
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Kevin - Thanks for the advice. I may just stick with a standard lead battery then. I am not sure what state my alternator is in and I don't want to tempt fate. Still, it will save a couple of quid.
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As Pete says, they sell for about £14.00 and I believe that they are classed by some as a ctek rip off. Got two as you may have gathered. According to the reading, they charge a low battery and then switch to trickle charge. One drawback I found was that if the battery was really low, the unit classed it as a 6v motorcycle battery. Got it to work eventually and it reconditioned the one on Lady BW's car really well over a couple of days. Must have kept charging up and discharging 'til it was happy. I'm very pleased with mine, but the old battery on the Spitfire was too much for it.
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PeteL - Thanks Pete, but I think that the fact that it is an Aldi charger, indeed they both are, is mentioned on the previous page. The thought is much appreciated though.
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Ok, thanks. I think I'll go for the Calcium technology version and work on the principal that for the extra £7 or £8, I'm buying an extra 12 month guarantee. The previous one was a Bosch, 4 year guarantee..just expired!! Typical.
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Sat in the conservatory last night. Throat dry, glass of...yes..water. Reading this thinking should I drink it, should I leave it? Sorted for me a little later, voice from the kitchen "You didn't drink your water, I've just thrown it away". Slept well!!
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Don't worry, it's a Triumph. It will be leaking somewhere, it's just not obvious yet. They are sneaky like that! 😁
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N/M - Thanks. Just editing my post when your reply came in. Calcium or lead based? (See revised post)
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Next question is do I get calcium 075 for £68.60, or a 063 for £51.00 4 year warranty(best prices with trade card and voucher)? Is there any great advantage to the more expensive one which will probably expire just after the warranty expires like the cheaper one. There are also the traditional lead versions for £60.60 and £43.00 respectively with 3 year warranty.
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Thanks Pete - I have just connected the battery back up and turned on the headlights. At this point the headlight relay made a sort of 'fried egg' noise before becoming silent..no lights. Looks like I have a nominal 13v but no amps! Tried turning over the engine. Ignition and oil lights come on, turn over, lights off....nothing. Looks like it's Halfrauds here I come!!
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After 12 hours the voltage has only dropped from 13.9v to 13.3v. I will find a test light and clean up the terminals later as Mathew suggested. I suppose that I could just connect it back up and turn on the headlights!! I could even try to turn the engine over!! Strange that I get the same problem of the flashing display on both chargers with this battery but not the one on Lady BW's car. There is also no explanation for the alarm triggering which, when not set, which is caused by low current. Could I have overcharged the battery? I hate things that I can't explain.
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Mathew - Voltage does not appear to vary. I did wonder about having volts but no amps. Not tried a test bulb today, but as mentioned yesterday, headlights very dim when alarm went off. Will pursue that angle tomorrow. Terminals are not bad but I will give them a rub over tomorrow. Tried the old battery charger but not showing anything on the charger indicator for either high or low charge so battery is either full or goosed.
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Thanks Mathew. I have capitulated and done something awful.... I have found the battery charger instruction book..and read it!!! It has nothing in it to explain why the display on both units flashes when connected up. However, something like this has happened before. When I was trying to charge an old knackered battery using the old style charger, when connected up, the indicator needle swung over, the unit clicked and the needle returned to the park mark, then the whole process repeated again and again. The flashing of the new style electronic charger is very reminiscent of this. I suspect that the battery has gone 'open circuit' or something similar. I have not tried to start the car with it as I am not ready to try to turn it over yet.
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Fuel Addative - Valvemaster which product to buy I am confused.com
Badwolf replied to Top Banana's topic in Engine
I keep the valvemaster plus in the boot but only use it when I can't get the high octane stuff from the supermarket. -
OK. Will have leave it on for another hour then disconnect and measure. One thing that did happen is that we had a short (a few minutes) power cut during the night before the battery 'failed'. I don't think that it would have affected the battery/chargers but I mention it just in case. and a few minutes later.... Weirder and weirder. Ok, so I have just taken the battery off the charger to isolate it totally from the car system at that time the charger was showing the battery as having 13.8v. Reconnected the charger to give it an hour free of any sort of drain and the charger is now flashing again s if the battery is not taking any sort of charge. I have put a meter across the terminals which shows 13.8v. so I don't understand what is happening but the same is happening with two different (although the same model) chargers. Both work normally on Lady BW's car but not on the Spitfire battery. I will leave it on charge for an hour or so, to see if anything interesting happens, then take the charger off, and follow Mathew's instructions.
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Now, here's weird. Just gone out to the car and the battery is showing fully charged. Bear in mind that this is not the same charger unit that I was using before. Is this normal that a battery shows not charging when it is on it's way out? I did check the connections before I swopped the chargers and everything looked OK.
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Brian - There are several posts on numerous different threads here a out aperture seals. Try using the search function for 'door seals' after the initial search has run through under your search string you should see something like 'search on door and seal' click on this then order the search by date. Don't be to trigger happy as Invision will freeze your search out with a message like "search again in 2 seconds". Search works fairly well but you might have to experiment and take your time.
