Quote Originally Posted by rockndot View Post
Well Guys, a little update,
really only slow because, like all life makes us busy.Anyway.................yada.....

The Beauty's up and going again, thanks to following, Yendor The Greats tips
Disconected the Glow plug timer unit, bridged the 65 amp fuse with ...,wire...
replaced the 15 amp fuse
and with good conditions and good Batt, She drew a breath and a yehah went up from the hugs and kisses,
who was watching from the pool, ....yadah.yadah.......
Thank's guys the news is good, now need to follow up on why the old batt decided to die,
might be one of those earth issues i've read.
the old girl ain't rego'ed anymore , needed a small box for the 2 and fro work thing.
But now with the tips arround here and i think i'm winning with the jobs to do, no must do, so a restoration could be on the cards.
got to figure out how to upload some pics and show her to you all.
And the new fuse15 amp
That's great news, good job mate.

You will need to fit the correct 65 amp fuse ASAP.

If that 15 amp fuse only blows when the glow plug timer is connected then yes it is stuffed.

You have a couple of options.

1. Replace the unit.

2. Pull the cover off the unit and inspected it, it might be repairable. It might have a diode that is designed to blow when the battery is connected up in reverse. If so, it would be mounted on the circuit board closes to the plug and one end will be connected to an earth and the other end will be connected to the ignition wire (just follow the wires through the plug and onto the circuit board). Have a look and see if anything in this area is blown or you can see black arc marks. You may need to try and post some pictures.

3. You can just mount a momentary push button switch in the dash, we can then wire it up so you turn the ignition on, hold down the button for the 10-15 seconds and then start the old girl up.

Cheers

Rodney