Grovewood Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Hi, My 1989 cross flow is giving me more problems, i bought a new toggle switch and a new 30/am battery is fully charged,it has a starter button, i have tried various tests with a volt meter car electronics are not my strong points, can anyone recommend car repair engineer near Rickmansworth, someone said the timing belt may have gone does the crossflow have a timing belt?, any advice would be appreciated thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM25T Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Have you got a voltmeter .... to trace 12V from battery to switch .... etc. Step by step. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elie boone Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Is this a new set up or did you encounter a problem, i guess that the toggles switch is used to trigger the relay. Are you sure the new relay is exactly the same ? Relay's come in make or brake versions and there is also what is known a light relay. Make sure all conections are right. Maybe all the power whent trough the switch causing the blow of the fuse ?BTW i use a 70 amp relay to switch all electrics apart from side lights, brake lights and radiator fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grovewood Posted February 28, 2015 Author Share Posted February 28, 2015 I have traced the wiring with the voltmeter from the 12V. battery to the toggle switch one of the wires is damaged which i going to replace,hope it does the trick, they relay is the same 30A with 5 connectors, i don't know enough about car electrical to change to a 70 amp relay to switch?, thanks for your advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grovewood Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 Solved the problem new wire done the trick up and running again, thanks for the advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grovewood Posted March 21, 2015 Author Share Posted March 21, 2015 Hi, My 1989 cross flow is giving me more problems, i bought a new toggle switch and a new 30/am battery is fully charged,it has a starter button, i have tried various tests with a volt meter car electronics are not my strong points, can anyone recommend car repair engineer near Rickmansworth, someone said the timing belt may have gone does the crossflow have a timing belt?, any advice would be appreciated thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted March 21, 2015 Member Share Posted March 21, 2015 Private Mail sentJonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM25T Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 You don't say what the new problem is ? No timing belt on a crossflow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM25T Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Duplicate post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grovewood Posted March 22, 2015 Author Share Posted March 22, 2015 Hi SM25T, the problem is i cant get a spark from the plugs or the coil, i took it out for a short drive it just stopped i thought it had run out of fuel?, i got it towed home its been in the garage since, i have tried the wiring it all seems ok apart from it keeps blowing one 20amp fuse, thanks Jonathan for email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy couchman Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 No timing belt but I once had similar symptoms - engine turned over but valves did not open.It turned out the Woodruffe key holding the front pulley onto the crankshaft had come adrift and as a result the cranksaft rotated but the cam didn't...Did some (non-fatal) damage to a piston and we had to replace a bent pushrod but we were very lucky, especially as this happened at around 6,000rpm while on a rolling road. On a crossflow the valves go straight up and down in the cylinder head, so even if hit by a piston, damage is likely to be minimal to all parties (usually...). One of the joys of this great old engine!Hope that whetever it is, you can get it sorted quickly and inexpensively.Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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