siearl Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Well today has seen me have a well and truely blonde moment. Jumped in to the 110 this morning turned the key, fuel pump kicked in and nothing, no firing no nothing dead as anything. Lifted the bonnet and tried again nothing, both battery volts were showing as fine so not a dead battery. So start with starter motor and solenod wires, yep secure, take the fuse box apart and checked everything, so move on to getting the tester out and starting probing all the solenod wires, still nothing. By this tme has been at it for about 40 mins, and think try again jump in look down and guess what The auto box was in drive. Move it up to Park turn the key and she fired up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FITZ Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Have to admit that I've done that same. Jump no go expect the worst, panicked checked and then found it was not in park....Doh. ...but at least it an easy fix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Mr H Hobbit, have you anything to add...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nas90 Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Well today has seen me have a well and truely blonde moment. Jumped in to the 110 this morning turned the key, fuel pump kicked in and nothing, no firing no nothing dead as anything. Lifted the bonnet and tried again nothing, both battery volts were showing as fine so not a dead battery. So start with starter motor and solenod wires, yep secure, take the fuse box apart and checked everything, so move on to getting the tester out and starting probing all the solenod wires, still nothing. By this tme has been at it for about 40 mins, and think try again jump in look down and guess what The auto box was in drive. Move it up to Park turn the key and she fired up. Those nice men from the AA usually have to put the little gear lever into high after young Johnny has been fiddling with the car in Tesco's car park. Calls of the clutch pedal doesn't work...............................hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missingsid Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Those nice men from the AA usually have to put the little gear lever into high after young Johnny has been fiddling with the car in Tesco's car park. Calls of the clutch pedal doesn't work...............................hehe My blonde moment is forgetting the hand brake when pulling away. Last time was ging to billing, at the M40 I stopped to help two guy's in a 90. when I got the roudabout at Billing the transmission was making a strange clattering noise. I had intended to drive the off road course but decided against it. wasn't until later that I realised that it was the handbrake still on!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siearl Posted November 17, 2006 Author Share Posted November 17, 2006 LOL, Well have to say i was close to calling those nice gentlemen in there yellow wagon, now that would have been even worse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 I did the same when I first drove an auto Discovery. Hit a cattle grid a bit hard which tripped the inertia sensor so the hazard lights went crazy, stopped and engine off to reset it, back on and it wouldn't start. Looked under bonnet, looked at this and that and scratching head, went to leave the vehicle and went to put it in park and - erm - ah - muppet rather sheepishly restarted and continued on my way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LS26 Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 I did the same when I first drove an auto Discovery. Hit a cattle grid a bit hard which tripped the inertia sensor so the hazard lights went crazy, stopped and engine off to reset it, back on and it wouldn't start. Looked under bonnet, looked at this and that and scratching head, went to leave the vehicle and went to put it in park and - erm - ah - muppet rather sheepishly restarted and continued on my way hmmm dare I say it? Called the AA for a 'collapsed wheel bearing'... the wheel nuts were loose Only consolation was that it wasn't me that 'tightened' them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nas90 Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 My blonde moment is forgetting the hand brake when pulling away.Last time was ging to billing, at the M40 I stopped to help two guy's in a 90. when I got the roudabout at Billing the transmission was making a strange clattering noise. I had intended to drive the off road course but decided against it. wasn't until later that I realised that it was the handbrake still on!! You obviously have not fitted the Xeng hand brake, that won't let you pull away with it on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roguevogue Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 You obviously have not fitted the Xeng hand brake, that won't let you pull away with it on You can but I hear it can get quite messy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Turner Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 You obviously have not fitted the Xeng hand brake, that won't let you pull away with it on Oh yes you can. but you soon remember it's on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 i kept leaving the handbrake on in the disco till i parked her up with no MOT. my excuse is good though, the handbrake hadnt worked for 11months, never got round to fixing it untill mot time. mind you i do remember approaching a roundabout in the MG, hitting the brakes & the pedal landing on the floor. thats the moment you think 'oops have to pump the brakes up after changing the pads dont i?' needless to say lots of rapid pumping got the brakes back just in time. could have been nasty apart from in my pants though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjojjas Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 I had the rear prop off a short while ago when I was trying to track down where the slack was in the running gear. I only parked it on the drive, put the hand brake on then walked into the garage. Next thing I know the front of the defender nudged me in the back and I just stopped it as the roof touched the garage door...lucky as its too tall for my garage! Jas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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