Thanks guys for the help. I have not noticed this recently, probably the cold weather is helping! In addition I found that the wire between starter motor and alternator had worn through at one part and was touching the metal frame, so the battery cannot have been delivering charge or recharging as effectively as it should.
I'll bear the mk3 starter in mind and/or a heat shield should I need to replace the current starter. Peter On Sunday, 7 October 2012 17:02:36 UTC+1, Bob Craig wrote: > > Burton Power sell a heatwrap for starter which may help. > > http://www.burtonpower.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=starter+heat > > Bob Craig > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Hearne" <[email protected] <javascript:>> > To: <[email protected] <javascript:>> > Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2012 4:17 PM > Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 engine will not start when hot > > > This is a common problem with the starters on the CVH's, they sit behind > the exhaust manifold and get too hot. > Some cars had heatshields over the end of the starter but not all. > Getting an exchange starter may fix it but equally you may just get > another one with the same problem as i don't think it's something that's > fixed when the starters are rebuilt. > The only cure i found was to the use the later starter motor from the > Mk3 Fiesta which doesn't seem to suffer from the same problems. > > Jim > > > On 07/10/2012 14:12, Peter Brown wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I've had my Q for 6 months now and have had a couple of issues with it > > running hot, firstly only at motorway speeds (fixed by a new > thermostat), > > then only in traffic (needed a new fan switch) so I've had a fair amount > > of time at the side of the road waiting for things to cool off! > > > > What I have found is that, if the engine is hot with the needle near the > > red, the starter motor will struggle a lot or sometimes fail completely > to > > turn the engine over, though it's possible to get going if needed with a > > bump start. > > > > If I let it cool off for a bit, it starts fine. Is this pointing to some > > problem, possibly a seizure? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Peter > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > "Quantum Owners Group" group. > > To post to this group, send email to > > [email protected]<javascript:> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] <javascript:> > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en > > > > IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As > > Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the > > Quantum Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum > Owners > > Club or in the preparation of the above information shall have any > > liability to any person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or > > damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the > > instructions contained within this or related message(s). > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Quantum Owners Group" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<javascript:> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] <javascript:> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en > > IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As > Is" > basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum > Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or > in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to > any > person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or > alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained > within this or related message(s). > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained within this or related message(s).
