small landy problem!!

[Matthew Storrs]

If the solenoid still reads 12v if it cuts out again I will be taking it to a garage, but I like to know what problems are and know my vehicle so i can fix them when future problems arise.

I don't think we are pissing in the wind, I know a lot more about the potential causes of the problem now then before I started the thread.

[Crazy Cutter]

If the solenoid still reads 12v if it cuts out again I will be taking it to a garage, but I like to know what problems are and know my vehicle so i can fix them when future problems arise.

I don't think we are pissing in the wind, I know a lot more about the potential causes of the problem now then before I started the thread.

 

I wasn't talking about you and you still don't know know what the fault is? No one can really help because they haven't seen the vehicle.

[Dean Lofthouse]

I wasn't talking about you and you still don't know know what the fault is? No one can really help because they haven't seen the vehicle.

 

He does, it,s either an electrical fault or a fuel problem, quite simple really, he just needs to eliminate one or the other.

 

Things get over complicated

[monkeybusiness]

I still don't understand how the solenoid voltage is supplied below 12v (approx, dependant on battery state) - is there some electrical gubbins that does this hidden somewhere within my Defender? I'm concerned because I've just put a 200tdi in a lightweight and am now worried that I'm going to burn something out as that can only be running at 12v(ish).

[treequip]

I still don't understand how the solenoid voltage is supplied below 12v (approx, dependant on battery state) - is there some electrical gubbins that does this hidden somewhere within my Defender? I'm concerned because I've just put a 200tdi in a lightweight and am now worried that I'm going to burn something out as that can only be running at 12v(ish).

 

I put a meter on the supply to three solenoids today' one on a 200 and two on three hundeds all with a supply a fraction under 12 volts, just like Deans

[Dean Lofthouse]

I still don't understand how the solenoid voltage is supplied below 12v (approx, dependant on battery state) - is there some electrical gubbins that does this hidden somewhere within my Defender? I'm concerned because I've just put a 200tdi in a lightweight and am now worried that I'm going to burn something out as that can only be running at 12v(ish).

 

Your solenoid will be 12v, if it were 3v the solenoid windings would act as a fuse and blow.

[monkeybusiness]

Your solenoid will be 12v, if it were 3v the solenoid windings would act as a fuse and blow.

 

Kool, cheers