Cornishbloke

Try looking for a Fordson Dexta. This one on ebay has a topper available as well. Lovely little things

Item number: 260860679101

Too big; too small and out of stock

Sorted the problem . The main generator solenoid was not releasing as the return spring on one of the actuating solenoids had popped off. Odd arrangement whereby the spring locates along the thread of a small bolt and it had lost its tension. Anyway, lots of good clunking when the ignition is turned off and no sparks at the battery terminal.

Thanks all

Richard

Fair point - I'll look for a MOD plate. It does look like the "normal" CVRT one and all of the connections fitted straight on.

Richard

I've been looking for a cause and think that I have isolated it. If the engine is started and the charging lamp on the main box goes out then when I disconnect the batteries I get a loud clonk from the distribution panel on the bulkhead in front of the driver. If on the other hand I do not start the engine then there is no clonk. All this takes place after the master and ignition switches are off.

I am assuming that this is something to do with the generator activation circuit. I have recently changed the main box with the master cut out on it, and from memory the previous one when switched off used to power this down. I could hear the clonk when the switch was thrown.

Any ideas - is there a preferred combination of master switch box and generator control panel or could I have got something the wrong way round?

Cheers

Richard

Hi

Thanks both for this. The firewire system is designed to be live all the time and it's my first thought. I'm going to see whether I can find a fuse as it's incomplete anyway. Thanks for the tip about the intercom, I'll give that a look at as well.

Over the years I've found that a Scorp with a flat battery is a real PITA. I'm working on a keep alive using an intelligent charger, but at the moment the drain exceeds the charge!

Regards

Richard

Hi

I used a drop tester on each one - no visible flicker of the needle even though you could do toast on the tester's element. I'm looking at the fire warning system or the generator relay at the moment. The little switch looks like a good idea

Hi

I'm having a problem with the main batteries on the Scorpion. When left on the vehicle with the master switch off, they drain to absolute flat within a week. By absolute flat I mean that they do not have the power to illuminate the ignition/oil pressure lights or drive the fuel pump. However, having charged them and let them stand for a week disconnected from the vehicle they hold their charge and she starts first time. It seems to me that there is a live circuit that is discharging them even when the main switch is off. Does anyone have any ideas as to which one it is likely to be or how I can start to find them. I have tried connecting a test lamp between the battery post and the power cable whilst disconnected and it only lights when the master and ignition is on.

Cheers

Richard

Its all relative, yes canada may be a few thousand miles from the English midlands but Devon is about 60 years behind. You have to go through a wormhole around Bristol

Not so bad - I have to go " over the Bridge" !

Shouldn't that be couldn't see whether it looked good or not?

:rotfl:

Tankie88 showed me how to cam up the Scorp and we put the vehicle cover on first to prevent the net snagging. Once the net was on we put poles up (with the basket things) to make the outline a bit more random and then took out the cover. Disassembly was, as they say, the reverse of assembly. Bungees stretched to the pegs allowed the net to find its own tension. Looked good when it was finished.

Hello

Thanks for the welcome. Hi Roger! The smoke dischargers are on - as intert replicas they are amongst the few things that don't give me trouble!

I'm in Liskeard - not a million miles from Launceston.

Out in the shed this morning - just popped in for a cup of tea.

Richard:coffee:

Hi

I've just joined this forum, although I am sure I know some amongst you! I have a UK Scorpion - mostly a runner, but with an annoying tendancy to break down. Just finished putting the gearbox back in for the fourth time, but it's a slow job as I am trying to tidy things up as I go along.

One day I would just like to have a vehicle that I can get in and enjoy, without the fear of becoming an eight ton traffic island!

Richard