ChatterBank1 min ago
Still won't start!
I posted the other day about my Rover 214 not starting, I thought it was the immobiliser which I now think it isn't, I tried a different battery in it today and it made a different sound but it still won't turnover, the sound it made was like a squeaking, it sounded as though it didn't have enough push to turnover the engine so gives up, I tried putting it in first gear with handbrake off and rocking it to free up any stiff parts (it has been sat for a while). this hasn't worked, anyone got any ideas what it could be? before it was sat for a long time, it was used daily but struggled with cold starts. could it be that my starter motor has bitten the dust? :-(
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Oh second big tip - not important here because your engine isn't turning over.
An RAC bloke did this on my old MGB to get it going and I've used it ever since on everything from lawnmowers up.
Bit naughty so be carefull - take out spark plugs and heat the gaps nice and hot with a blow torch
With *thick* gloves put them back in - starts damp stroppy engines just lovely!
An RAC bloke did this on my old MGB to get it going and I've used it ever since on everything from lawnmowers up.
Bit naughty so be carefull - take out spark plugs and heat the gaps nice and hot with a blow torch
With *thick* gloves put them back in - starts damp stroppy engines just lovely!
Sometime in the 50's (well before the mini). and yes, it's original fitments would have been in positive earth cars (I know the early minis had positive earth?)
But that's not really relevant, the rover 200 was never fitted with an A series, they had either Honda engines or BL/austin/rover K, S or M series engines.
But that's not really relevant, the rover 200 was never fitted with an A series, they had either Honda engines or BL/austin/rover K, S or M series engines.