new father appeals for motor help

hello! i usually enjoy spending time researching the net & tinkering
to solve my car problems but since our baby was born i havent had a
moment break for such luxurys.

Last evening my skoda favorit(carb) has failed to start.only dash
lights no starter sound.not sure if solidnoid engage either.checkd
earth conn to batery & tried rocking car in 4th but no difference.

this morning i tried again but this time a buzzing(relay) sound came
from fuse/relay area.the dash lights also started flashing erraticly.i
checked the voltag on open battery 10.2v. found water was quite low &
topped cells up.still no starter motor,but now instead of buzzing
relay sound, the rev counter starts in a haunting way increasing till
it goes past red zone!

cud this be a battery prob? or earth/relay? what can i check next? i
would really like to get car back on road as i hav a big shopping list
which will cost me a fortune to do by taxi.

thanks for listening,
G

<babyg52007 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote

hello! i usually enjoy spending time researching the net & tinkering
to solve my car problems but since our baby was born i havent had a
moment break for such luxurys.

Last evening my skoda favorit(carb) has failed to start.only dash
lights no starter sound.not sure if solidnoid engage either.checkd
earth conn to batery & tried rocking car in 4th but no difference.

this morning i tried again but this time a buzzing(relay) sound came
from fuse/relay area.the dash lights also started flashing erraticly.i
checked the voltag on open battery 10.2v. found water was quite low &
topped cells up.still no starter motor,but now instead of buzzing
relay sound, the rev counter starts in a haunting way increasing till
it goes past red zone!

cud this be a battery prob? or earth/relay? what can i check next? i
would really like to get car back on road as i hav a big shopping list
which will cost me a fortune to do by taxi.

thanks for listening,
G

The battery is flat, and by the sound of it worn out. Replace the battery
and I expect all the faults will be cured, plus a new battery is far cheaper
than any repair place will charge just to take a look.

<babyg52007 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote

hello! i usually enjoy spending time researching the net & tinkering
to solve my car problems but since our baby was born i havent had a
moment break for such luxurys.

Last evening my skoda favorit(carb) has failed to start.only dash
lights no starter sound.not sure if solidnoid engage either.checkd
earth conn to batery & tried rocking car in 4th but no difference.

this morning i tried again but this time a buzzing(relay) sound came
from fuse/relay area.the dash lights also started flashing erraticly.i
checked the voltag on open battery 10.2v. found water was quite low &
topped cells up.still no starter motor,but now instead of buzzing
relay sound, the rev counter starts in a haunting way increasing till
it goes past red zone!

cud this be a battery prob? or earth/relay? what can i check next? i
would really like to get car back on road as i hav a big shopping list
which will cost me a fortune to do by taxi.

thanks for listening,
G

Everything you describe points to a dead battery.

On Sun, 20 May 2007 08:36:38 +0100, <babyg52007 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:

hello! i usually enjoy spending time researching the net & tinkering
to solve my car problems but since our baby was born i havent had a
moment break for such luxurys.

Last evening my skoda favorit(carb) has failed to start.only dash
lights no starter sound.not sure if solidnoid engage either.checkd
earth conn to batery & tried rocking car in 4th but no difference.

this morning i tried again but this time a buzzing(relay) sound came
from fuse/relay area.the dash lights also started flashing erraticly.i
checked the voltag on open battery 10.2v. found water was quite low &
topped cells up.still no starter motor,but now instead of buzzing
relay sound, the rev counter starts in a haunting way increasing till
it goes past red zone!

cud this be a battery prob? or earth/relay? what can i check next? i
would really like to get car back on road as i hav a big shopping list
which will cost me a fortune to do by taxi.

thanks for listening,
G

Buy it a new battery. & then check for the interior light that's been left
on.

10.2 Volts is a knackered battery!

On May 20, 8:59 pm, Zippadeedoodah <m... (AT) privacy (DOT) net> wrote:

10.2 Volts is a knackered battery!

thanks all! it was the battery