Electrical Issue Maybe¿¿

[KGG86]

Hey Guys,
              So the story goes i got a van just today from old bloke and it has been in his garage for 5 years not running . .  he said it was running before him and his wife went on a 3 month holiday and when he came back it would no longer start . . he changed the battery and tried to start her up and no go ....... any ideas wat it may be  . (ie. starter motor, alternator ...?? ) if any one could help out that would be awesome

[hotrod]

give it a spray of start ya bastard down the carb then wind it over
if it goes check you fuel pump/carb could even be stale fuel
if it don't go then look at electrical stuff, check for spark etc

[John Abbott]

Hey Kyle....Where abouts was that one hiding?

[KGG86]

It was hiding in kenwick

it doesnt even click over no noise just dead silence i got the battery on charge as we speak
it is a red motor too , everything in it is stock standard and it's a manual

[cfjeff]

when you turn the key on does any lights come on on the dash, or just nothing? is it auto or manual? definatley an electrical problem, check the start wire is plugged into starter motor, if auto check the inhibit switch on the shifter could be faulty. of nolights on dash at all then could be ignition switch faulty or battery feed to ignition switch.

[shaginwagin]

As has been said does ignition light come on when your turn the key on.  If it does take the distributor cap off and move the points open see if you get a spark there, preferably dont touch the metal part of the screwdriver you are holding,   or if you do and it sparks you will soon know it should give you a kick    As its a manual put it in gear and try rocking it to see if the motor turns over, it might not go because it seize up, that might be why it didn't start and its been in the shed for 5 years, just a few more suggestions.

[KGG86]

Cheers for information and help everyone
ill be sure to have a play around with it tomorrow morning
i have the battery on charge at the moment and the ignition light has been on ever since( not sure if thats a good thing )
but no lights come on when i try kick it over

[danvanman]

Every now and then for no aparrent reason mine goes dead as doornail, but with mine it blows a fuse. Easy fix..

[Rogue Trooper]

If you are screwing around trying to test your electrics with the battery that came with the van then I strongly suggest you biff it and get hold of one that you know is good even if you have to borrow it from your car (or even better your girlfriend's car). The original battery is more than likely stuffed having sat around for 5 years and never take the word of someone else such as the previous owner when fault finding. It is quite possible the second battery he used to test the van was another one he just had lying around.

[ben]

rouge is right.

throw the battery away. its dead and wont charge.

life expectancy of a battery is like 5 years max for a vehicle thats run every day. (althou my old man got 11 years out of a battery once but thats exceptional)

a van that sat around for 5 years id say it probably died 4 and half years ago.

get a good battery then start trouble shooting..

ben