tomk86

Party people,


I have no idea whats causing this with my classic but theres a loud clicking sound from behind the clocks. when this click happens the rev gage seems to disconnect and then reconnect.


To top it all off the bloody battery goes flat mega quick even though its a fresh new one and the car stutters bad at traffic lights then if it conks out it needs jumping.


This seems to have happened pretty soon after I had a Clifford arrow 5.1 fitted to it by a mobile vehicle electrician. Need to put 1000 miles on it to get remapped. Only covered 600 since December Can someone point me in the right direction please?


Thanks in advance

Cpt Jack Sparrow

iTrader: (14)

My first point of call would be the mobile vehicle electrician

tomk86

thanks for such a fast reply

You think he has fitted something wrongly? It was fine for perhaps a month and just started happening all of a sudden

Cpt Jack Sparrow

iTrader: (14)

Sounds like maybe somthing has worked loose and is shorting, and possibly draining power.

I'm no sparky mind you...

tomk86

the only thing I can think of is maybe the new alarm / immobiliser has stressed the original relay out to a point of it becoming faulty?

If am really at a loss - I have thrown thousands at this car and still it lets me down. feel pretty ****ty at the min

Cakeslice1988

Put a multimeter on the battery, i had same problem and was actually the battery

tomk86

ok will do thanks

Maz

iTrader: (34)

Make sure the battery clamps are suitably tight. You may have a parasitic drain somewhere after having the alarm fitted. As above get the bloke who fitted the alarm to check for this.

tomk86

one other thing I have found on tinterweb was our colonial cousins saying it maybe the main relay??????

is this possible????

tomk86

Cakeslice1988 -

You were totally right I changed the battery for a new one and the problem has gone.

Maz - the parasitic drain was from my rear fog switch being wired the wrong way.

Thank you so much for your good advice problem now solved