not turning over

[napalm_27]

right the nova WAS turning over the other day and now it isnt :confused: got the battery charger on it with the fast start switch on so lots of power
i did notice that the earth wire that iirc should be on the starter motor..?
is on the engine would this cause it not to turn over properly or not atall..?
i put a earth from chassis to gear box so would it be worth taking the starter off and wiring it up with a earth..?

[Adam*D]

On the 8v I've just done the earth from the starter is bolted to the bottom of the inlet manifold ;)

[burgo]

the starters earth through the engine!!!

[napalm_27]

well the engine is pretty earthed out now lol but it seems like the starter motor has seized up

[Adam*D]

Start and alt loom has an earth, this is what I've earthed out on the bottom of the inlet, it works fine as the car starts and drives.

[burgo]

Start and alt loom has an earth, this is what I've earthed out on the bottom of the inlet, it works fine as the car starts and drives.

so thats just an engine earth then. still means the starter earths through the engine

[napalm_27]

i tried beating the starter up
have no plugs in
and it just doesnt do anythink tried putting it in gear and turning it but all it does is make a electrical charge noise if you get what i mean

[mowgli]

i tried beating the starter up
have no plugs in
and it just doesnt do anythink tried putting it in gear and turning it but all it does is make a electrical charge noise if you get what i mean

if you spend too long with the engine spinning up with no plugs in, then the starter can jam open. they don't like revving too fast, they need some physical resistance to make them work properly.

and fast charging a battery is not the best way. sometimes its best to leave one trickle charging for 24hrs to get it built right up

[Adam]

If youve got a gearbox to chassis strap then the earth should be fine. But yes later novas did have a direct battery to starter earth cable to get rid of the ****ting box earth strap that loves to break.,

[napalm_27]

it runs but just need to know the order the leads are spose to go i know its 1342 but were and what way do i go
its on a c20ne i think with the funny shaped dizzy that points the leads down

[burgo]

the dizzy cap should be numbered

[napalm_27]

its got numbers on it but they rubbed off and cant find them anywere else i.e inside or out but i looked on a pic on good old wiki and found the engine and copied the leads from that and it now runs but still has a misfire

[novacabrio]

It needs a Mars bar to fix it

[burgo]

if the cap is that old the numbers have rubbed off it probably needs a new one