I've got something small drawing current under the bonnet. It's pretty small, but is draining the battery after around 24 hours.

It's not the ICE, as the headunit is sitting next to me. I don't think it's a light. The bootlight has been disconnected.

I've got something small drawing current under the bonnet. It's pretty small, but is draining the battery after around 24 hours.

It's not the ICE, as the headunit is sitting next to me. I don't think it's a light. The bootlight has been disconnected.

I remember the previous owner of my TM saying that they had to put sticky tape/wood (forget which) on some part of the brake pedel as it would leave the brake lights on and drain the battery

?

Pull out random fuses to narrow it down perhaps?

Did. It's the trailer plug. I've disconnected the battery until I can fix it. (Corrosion)

Ah... sounds about right...

u can actually tow stuff with 1st gens?

Yeh...

other first gens...

:P

Yeh...

other first gens...

:P
Actually. You're not far from the truth there...

Actually, now i think of it....its Gav being towed most of the time :bowrofl:

u can actually tow stuff with 1st gens?
Funny... lol lol



Yeh...

other first gens...
Golden.. Funniest shiite ive heard all day.. :bowrofl: :bowrofl:

Actually, now i think of it....its Gav being towed most of the time :bowrofl:
Hey! I only ended up getting trucked 18km. I got dead hauled 48km, though. Usually when it failed, it was limped home...

Gav, you are a very determined boy...

lol.

I remember when i had my VB. It broke down on me and my sister gave me a tow with her auto 1st gen.

Needless to say, the box blew :confused: I felt like an asshole.

Hey,
I have had this with my Elante, the problem was a faulty alternator. Best way to check that theory is to just unplug it and see if the battery stays charged whist the car is off. If it does then it is probably screwed.

I was losing about 5A, which would send the battery flat overnight.

when my Magna was my grandads he towed a 18 foot cavavan from sydney to hobart :nuts: with not one problem! this must be one of the good TMs! Quite rare i suppose.... :D but now the back suspension is completely shltted. looks pretty sweet though! suffers around corners i keep thinking its gonna roll over!! lol

when my Magna was my grandads he towed a 18 foot cavavan from sydney to hobart :nuts: with not one problem! this must be one of the good TMs! Quite rare i suppose.... :D but now the back suspension is completely shltted. looks pretty sweet though! suffers around corners i keep thinking its gonna roll over!! lol
Magnas tow alright, I have had a car trailer + tarago behind my old wagon. An EB Falcon behind the Elante.

No problems what-so-ever :)

did i hear correctly somewhere, that the astron 2 2.6 is a truck motor?

Not compatable with the Magnas, but yes.

They've used it everywhere.

maybe its the HEGO sensor (heated exhaust gas oxygen sensor, a component of the electronic fuel injection system.)

It's a carby car. The problem was sorted out, corrosion on the 7-pin trailer plug.