AlasdairMacKenzie
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I'm stuck without a mechanic in frozen cold Berlin, Germany! My battery shows 12volts at the terminals. It should too, it's only 14 months old! The starter motor solenoid just clicks rapidly and very loudly like machine gun fire. What do I check for next? What equipment or tools do I need? I can barely change a light bulb, but I'm keen. Any patient person(s) want to help me get my car going again?
I know the vacuum advance unit on the distributor doesn't work, can't get a new one until early January... To compensate that my mechanic advanced the timing by rotating the distributor, which incidentally contains a Lumenition LED unit instead of normal points. He's now in Blighty until the new year... and even with a jump from another car (revving) it wouldn't 'catch', just cranked...
I know the vacuum advance unit on the distributor doesn't work, can't get a new one until early January... To compensate that my mechanic advanced the timing by rotating the distributor, which incidentally contains a Lumenition LED unit instead of normal points. He's now in Blighty until the new year... and even with a jump from another car (revving) it wouldn't 'catch', just cranked...