URGENT!!! Cosworth help required

[kristophcos]

Can anyone help me?? i had running problems with my car last week felt like it was running out of fuel. left it for a week while i was away at work came back and the battery was dead (after a week!!) anyway charged the battery last night put it back on just now and there is absolutely nothing happening!! no clock no lights no nothing!! anyone got any suggestions? its doing my head in ive only had the car since june and ive yet to discover its full potential if u know what i mean! If anyone has any ideas i would be most grateful if they would share them with mepray:

[escort greg]

Hopefully you put the battery round the right way......but i would check the battery with a multimeter to check for voltage sounds like your battery's had it or the charger you used is busted

[Mr_lizard]

Make sure the earth lead is tight on the body and the positive lead is tight on the starter and alternator terminals, also check the battery connections.

[kristophcos]

Put the battery on the right way round my multimeter says 11.7 and the connections are all good

[escort greg]

I know this sounds silly but theres not a battery kill switch, isolator somewhere hidden.....or one of those silly battery terminals with a screw type isolator....and check for voltage at the ignition....switch could be faulty

[kristophcos]

Thanks everyone for the replies.No isolator and the ignition worked on sunday and hasnt been touched until i put the battery on about 2 hours ago. where would i put my multimeter to find if there is a problem at the ignition?

[Scouse]

Has the car got an immobiliser fitted. My old Cossie did and when activated there was no ign lights or power at all.



Scouse.

[escort greg]

Has the car got an immobiliser fitted. My old Cossie did and when activated there was no ign lights or power at all.



Scouse.

Didn't think of that one

[Mr_lizard]

11.7 volts does seem very low for a battery thats recently been charged. It should still power the clock though, but i'd try hooking it up with some jump leads. If you want to test the ignition ffeds remove the shroud and check the contacts on the end of the barrel, red lead of multimeter on any terminal and black on a good earth. One should show around 12v with the ignition off, and more should power up with ignition on.