ST6 issues any ideas

[PeteB]

18 hours ago, dan494 said:

Doesn't sound right. I've got a Jensen which is very similar setup, the hood sensor only needs to be engaged when starting the engine on mine? Will run with hood up fine once it's going

Engine should cut out once bonnet is lifted, this is protect little fingers from spinning pulleys and moving belts and fans!

[Gary Prentice]

3 minutes ago, PeteB said:

Engine should cut out once bonnet is lifted, this is protect little fingers from spinning pulleys and moving belts and fans!

Yep, testing belt tension on a running engine is a very bad idea...

[dan494]

1 hour ago, PeteB said:

Engine should cut out once bonnet is lifted, this is protect little fingers from spinning pulleys and moving belts and fans!

Maybe its an older design. Think its wired into the starter as wont start unless its pressed. Do timberwolf etc not run with the side panels taken off? Cant really see the issue, no different to opening your car bonnet while its running to diagnose a problem

[PeteB]

Machines like the TW involve a tool to remove the side panels, this involves a thought process, collection of the correct tool and then using it. Hopefully, by then, you will have reasoned the foolishness of opening while it runs.

 

A bonnet switch or "Interlocking interface" should switch off the engine if activated.

[Dillinger86]

By the looks of it a new sensor is about £40. Hood sensor is actually highlighted on the display now that I’ve looked at it.

[Stubby]

5 hours ago, PeteB said:

Engine should cut out once bonnet is lifted, this is protect little fingers from spinning pulleys and moving belts and fans!

Yea I thought this . You can get someone to keep the micro switch closed to keep it running but on a Jensen it will stop .

[dan494]

1 hour ago, Dillinger86 said:

By the looks of it a new sensor is about £40. Hood sensor is actually highlighted on the display now that I’ve looked at it.

Is this the switch you need?

[Dillinger86]

Whaaa?

[Gray git]

It's not a pressure sensor like that on a forst but a light sensor of sorts.

[dan494]

ah right, got this one spare as mine wore out recently and let water in and found someone selling 2 new old stock on ebay