Carrotland AR

Thanks for your donation Brian, wishing you many happy miles of travel along with your extra luggage!

All the best.

Steve

Now sold, with thanks to all.

Some of the cars mentioned in post number 2 were probably our gang.

On that day there was a fish and chip run from Krazy Horse in Bury-St-Edmunds to Aldeburgh for the evening.

Sorry we didn't/couldn't meet up and say hi.

Posting on behalf of a good friend and long standing local member.

Send me a Private Message and I'll put you in touch with the owner. In his own words:

• Factory built, one owner Roadsport SV 1800cc VVC 160bhp
• 37,500 miles
• Oil and filter change approximately every 3,000 miles
• Always well maintained
• Realistically priced to sell at £17,500

Hi Derek, is this still available?

I've dropped you a private message for more detail.

Steve Wright, Norfolk

My iPhone periodically logs me out, but the MacBook has never logged out between visits.

Steve W

File... New Private Window, not File... New Window.

Oops, must break the "speed read" habit. No harm done, but will try that next time. Thanks

Thanks Jonathan and Tony for your help and suggestions.

I'll clear mine down when I get a mo. I'm not worried about the staying logged in bit. Presumably stored passwords on the Macbook will remain?

Thnaks again

Steve W

An update: It only happens on Chitchat, all the other forums (fora?) are ok.

Have logged in and out a number of times and swapped member/AR login roles - No change.

I have also killed Safari and restarted it - No change.

Will now try rebooting the machine. TTFN.

Steve

Now posting as an AR.

Same condition, can update this one but don't get the editor screen on topics other people have posted.

Steve W

There seems to be a problem whereby I can't add a comment to an existing thread.

I'm logged in but when I go to last post on any thread, I don't get the editor screen. At the same time the logged in flag at the top RHS of the screen prompts me to log in despite already showing on other screens as me being logged in.

Additionally, the counter doesn't seem to be updating. E.G. a post will show 4 updates but when I go into the post I can only see two.

This happens when logged in as myself, Steve Wright, or as Carrotland AR.

Thanks

Steve W, Norfolk AR

S3 and S4 chassis are completely different Andrew.

Steve W, Norfolk

Just received a further update from Andy. Now sorted, thanks to everybody for getting him out of a fix, especially Tony Whitley for the bypass cable method. It has allowed him to carry on with the holiday and to get home safely.

Well done everybody!

Steve W

Here is Andy's latest message as sent to me:

Hi Steve,

Just to let you know that I have just tried out the method as suggested by Tony Whitley that bypasses the suspect relay with a fly lead and it worked a treat.  

Which now means I am free to enjoy the rest of my holiday without the concern my car won't start (which so far had only happened when there was a crowd, normally with camera phones waiting for us to leave).  

So once again a big thank-you to yourself and everyone else for there time.

Regards
Andy
 

The following message was received from Andy this morning:

I have just seen al the replies and would be grateful if you could post the following.

The photo of the fob is the correct one.

The wires which I wiggled were mainly random.

I am on holiday based in the Figueres area.

I am basing my assumption that the battery (banner) is good on the fact that it is less than a year old and always on a conditioner when at home.

I have checked all that has been suggest and I can see no faults, so have to assume that I am now a fully paid up member of the k-series click club.

Over the next couple of days I will be tracking down a crimp and a length of wire (I greatly appreciate the photo as my Spanish is very rudimentary).

I thoroughly recommend taking your Caterham to Spain, but please get an additional relay fitted first.

Finally my heartfelt thanks to everybody who has looked at the post and especially to those who have post ideas and suggestions.

Regards

Andy
 

Thanks for the earthing tip.

Steve W

I'm not sure, Jim.

I'll check via email that he has seen the latest two posts.

Steve

Thanks for your help so far. I've let Andy know about your updates and will update this thread when Andy emails back to me.

Steve Wright, Norfolk

Hi Folks

Our Andy is stuck in Spain with his 1.4K Roadsport. He can see this thread but can't post. Can anybody help him? 

Here is his message:

Please can you do me a large favour (don't panic I don't need picking up), N7SEV got to Spain faultlessly but now I have arrived I have a intermittent starting problem.  I put the immobiliser fob in the slot press the starter button and all you can hear is a click (of a relay?) in the ecu, nothing else, after the usual wire wiggling it starts, but I have no idea what I have moved.   For some reason I am unable to post on the forum for obvious things to check (I do know the batteries good, as this has come up on several posts as an issue)' could you possibly post a question for me as I am able to see the posts.  

Just in case you forget.

1400 super sport 1996 , black fob with red end which has 5 electrical connectors.

Thanks for your help.

Regards
Andy

Stephen, that would be very helpful, many thanks.

Steve W, Norfolk 

Proxy spot by our young Mike Brooke today. A whole load of Sevens heading East on the Lowestoft road at Beccles, Suffolk.

Around 4pm today Friday 10th May.

Steve W, Norfolk

Stephen, here is your original post.

Good luck with the sale now that Spring is on the way, a lovely car.

Steve W, Norfolk

Stephen, I have emailed help as requested. Please let me know how you get on

Regards

Steve W, Norfolk

Hi Dave, you can blame Jamie Oliver for that  - Dealer price for this early Bay would be circa £35k, there aren't many this good. I know that because we looked long and hard before we bought her. Decent Splitties are now £50k+. Plenty around at lower prices if you don't mind a bit of hidden rust here and there.

The engine is the original 1600cc VW aircooled, slightly tweaked by the engineer. It has twin downdraft Webers  

Steve W, Norfolk

Trying to see how you can insert a hyperlink using a name/word rather than a URL:

Carrotland

​Ah is that how you do it. Type the word first, highlight it then hit the chain symbol. Simples!

Hello all 

Thanks Geoff, for the detailed analysis. I'll certainly check the spherical bush and check for play in the others. Great stuff!

Tazio, thanks for raising a smile