Ke55 Brake Light And Starting Issues Help

[Warehouse_XIII]

Hey guys, I was in the process of flushing the radiator out today and when i topped the coolant up and went to kick it over to run it through the system I was in a bit of a hurry and just reached in through the window to kick it over forgetting it was in gear. So of course car lurched forward and I cursed myself for being an idiot. No damage done however the car now wont start, I thought maybe compression lock so loosened all plugs and turned it over by hand put them back and tried again. Still no good. Now when I turn the key to start, the brake warning light comes on (it never has before) and the car wont even turn over. The odd thing is the switch on the brake master cylinder isnt even connected, it hasnt been since i got the car. The brakes aren't locked cause I can push the car and everything else seems fine. I checked the relays and switch them around in case something had blown but still same problem.

 

Anyone got any ideas???

 

FYI breaks are the PRB system, plenty of fluid etc.

[altezzaclub]

the car wont even turn over

 

Concentrate on this, if you haven't got it going already. Sort out if power is getting to the solenoid activation wire, the small wire on the starter solenoid. Can you hear the 'click' from the solenoid on the starter motor when you turn the key?

 

If power isn't gettng down there, (you can always put a test light or multimeter in that wire & turn the key) then chase it back up to the ignition switch itself.

[Warehouse_XIII]

Concentrate on this, if you haven't got it going already. Sort out if power is getting to the solenoid activation wire, the small wire on the starter solenoid. Can you hear the 'click' from the solenoid on the starter motor when you turn the key?

 

If power isn't gettng down there, (you can always put a test light or multimeter in that wire & turn the key) then chase it back up to the ignition switch itself.

 

Thanks mate, yeah I spent Saturday morning tracing wires everywhere. The only noise I could hear was from the starter relay under the dash, not even a click from the starter motor solinoid that you would expect if it was a flat battery. Long story short I got NFI what I did to fix it, I am guessing it was a bad earth or similar connection somewhere that jolted lose when the car lurched forward. It ended up getting fixed after I took the gauge cluster out to check the wire colours in the back to trace them from the light, I took the plug out cleaned it with air put it back in, put the cluster back in and for some reason just thought I'd try to kick it over and she worked. I have tried finding where the lose connection is but can't see a thing.

 

Guess I'll just have to wait to see if it happens again and then worry about it then.