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[pretzil]

Hay all, so after yesterday's mistake of filling the mini to then find out the fuel line and broke and started flooding my boot with petrol!! Which has now rusted the paint work lol we finally have that all done and all wired up but now i have a new problem....... We put the battery in to start her up and......nothing.....no power!! The battery is fine so I don't know what's wronge....please help as I have no idea what to do...when we put the connectors on the battery it didn't even spark like it normally does?! Xx

[mingy]

The battery should not spark if you connect the negative ( - ) cable first and then the positive ( + )  last which, is the correct procedure, a good job you didn,t connect them like that when you had the fuel leak, otherwise November the fifth 2015 would of come early........    

[pretzil]

Lol I don't mean a spark as in sizzling showers of sparks I just mean a little tingle spark. But i want to know why there's no power ¦[ iv got the mot booked this week so need to figure it out ¦:'( Xx

[robminibcy]

are you sure neg first is correct? I ve always been told negative off first and on last. Cant remember the reason behind it but made sense at the time.

what year mini is it? If its an earlier one check the starter solenoid is earthing correctly on the inner wing. Later ones have the solenoid on the starter so make sure all the wires are connected properly

[Carlos W]

The battery should not spark if you connect the negative ( - ) cable first and then the positive ( + )  last which, is the correct procedure, a good job you didn,t connect them like that when you had the fuel leak, otherwise November the fifth 2015 would of come early........    

 

I thought you were meant to connect the positive first, then the negative meaning if you touch the bodywork when tightening the positive you don't short it.

[pretzil]

Cool yeah mines 1984 city so will check the earth it might be due to the rubbish yellow paint work.someone's done to the engine bay that might be stopping.it from earthing properly x

Edited by yeti21586, 07 December 2014 - 12:00 AM.
DONT BYPASS THE SWEAR FILTER!!

[cookie4343]

To disconnect its earth first then positive, then to reconnect its positive first then earth.

[mingy]

My apologies for misleading info, got it wrong way round ( brain storm ) or too many whiskies.

Have slapped myself on the wrist for this.....  SORRY. 

[brad-the-bear]

you have a multimeter? 

[ScrambledEggs]

A multimeter will help you find the fault a lot quicker but if there's no power at all (assuming the battery is ok) then my first guess would be a fuse. Next check connections, make sure its grounded properly etc.

Edited by ScrambledEggs, 06 December 2014 - 10:54 PM.

[pretzil]

whats a multi meter lol  no i dont have one and dont think jay does either.....yeah theres no power atal, no horn,lights or anything works lol x

[brad-the-bear]

https://www.google.c...ved=0CAcQ_AUoAg

 

thats a multimeter. 

 

Did you have power before you replaced the battery? 

[pretzil]

No no power before, but iv now worked it out, the two wires that come from the battery into that thing attached to the wing was the wrong way round lol so now i have power but now found out the fuel pump isnt pumping so were just taking it all apart to fix that now then got to play around with the fuse box lol x

[woodley miniman]

The solenoid, is that what your talking about???

[pretzil]

yeah if thats what its called