Recent content by richardc

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    On the blink

    Quick update; my manual shows two 30A relays for devices "cut out"/"not cut out during ignition". They're the red ones. Removed them, put them back and swapped them over... No change. The left indicator still goes even when both relays are removed when the battery is turned back on. With the...
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    On the blink

    I switched the battery back on briefly this afternoon after being off all night and the left indicators immediately started flashing... so turned it off again and I will dig deeper on a drier day. The right indicators were also glowing faintly in sync. It's definitely a case of bring something...
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    On the blink

    When the stalk is in the turn right position, the right indicator alone flashes, so I believe (I could be wrong...) that it's not the switch position or collar that's a problem because if you leave it in that position and turn the ignition off, the left indicators flash
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    On the blink

    I knew I shouldn't have thought to myself that the car was driving like a dream... Monday: a 140 mile round trip and my facelift Coupé didn't miss a beat. Tuesday: a 2 mile round trip to a garden centre and now the left indicators will only stop when indicating right (with ignition on) or with...
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    How to turn a Coupe into a Spyder?

    Hi folks, season's greetings to all. A cautionary tale for 4200 Coupe owners - watch out for your insurer stealing your tin roof. Direct Line have "upgraded" their computer system & I noticed on the paperwork which arrived just before the auto-renewal that they'd changed the description of my...
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    Transmission

    Hi, check the car registers the driver's seat belt is buckled. Discovered mine won't budge without the belt done up when I was rearranging the driveway last week!