So, after my rewire of the aux panel, weird things have happened. First, the starter motor seems to be turning over very slowly, as if the battery is flat. Then, the motor seemed to stop disengaging, so after the engine started, it was being spun round with a high-pitched wail for a second or 2.
Then, the starter motor gave up totally! I took the dash all off again, rewired my immobiliser switch in the starter motor circuit and it seems to be ok now - I must have dislodged the wire connection while doing the distribution box.
Part of the rewire included a replacement USB socket which includes a voltmeter display. Since the rewire, that display has been fine but the voltage gauge in the dash has been under-reading. But when I plugged in a mobile phone, the volts gauge started working properly again!
Wouldn't have this problem with a boiler and tender.
Anyway, despite the weirdness, I couldn't miss out on the stunning weather this weekend and dragged myself out at an ungodly hour (6.30am) to meet up with the SKCC club for a run. I've been given a radio from a club member who emigrated, so I was able to listen in to the banter on the run - really makes a run out even more fun and very useful to be told about a horse rider round the corner, for example.
The run ended at a cafe at an old train station which, ironically, had steam engines!
A great turn out with about 10 kits, wonderful scenery and, thanks to the early hour, little traffic. As always, not a run for the faint-hearted and Zedster performed well, despite probably being the most standard car there and with me as a driver :-)
A great run and I'll have to keep an eye on the electrics over the next few days/weeks.
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