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Bob uk
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Posted From: 80.3.64.11
Posted on Thursday, 29 June, 2006 - 08:27 am:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

I started my engine

I went to release the hand brake and it popped
out again. I pushed it in again and it stayed in ----weird

Then the engine stopped tried to restart and saw a wisp of smoke. Ignition off and battery isolated in 2 seconds. Panic over.

The hand brake cable had made a loop under the starter relay and was shorting the relay out to earth.

The spring under the car which holdes the relay lever off has fallen off and there is a small piece of a tree wedged in the exhaust mount.

Fortunately I found a spare spring that will do the job at work in the junk bin.

I don't remember running any bits of tree over.

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