where to buy new battery terminals

cacaolat · Post by **cacaolat** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 8:08 pm

because of the trouble ...see below "Meteor 16 TGS starting issues" I will buy some new battery terminals. Any advice on a good place to buy them, and how long is it going to take to fit them..?

Stewart (oily!) · Post by **Stewart (oily!)** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 8:26 pm

Any motor accessory shop, caravan places too, iif you remove the bolt from your standard clamps and cut a thin slice out of the "slot" using a hacksaw, then place a few washers under the nut on reassembly they can go on working.
Stewart

jeremy · Post by **jeremy** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 8:47 pm

You can buy loose terminals which screw on to the existing lead or a complete lead with terminal attached.

You can even pay as much as £9.99 for posh ones

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?Tab ... 6&doy=20m3

cacaolat · Post by **cacaolat** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:06 pm

the suggestion ...cutting out a bit of the old lead connector sounds good...not that I want to spend any money, but I like recycling and keeping things in their original state....I will try that cheers

Kitch · Post by **Kitch** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 11:19 am

Mine retail at £50

But I didn't pay for them

tim leech · Post by **tim leech** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 11:26 am

Bought a set for mine for about £7 I think from motormania.

Kitch · Post by **Kitch** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 6:24 pm

Halfords do them. They're always hanging by the battery and oil stand. Only a couple of quid each.

cacaolat · Post by **cacaolat** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 5:20 pm

Stewart (oily!) wrote:Any motor accessory shop, caravan places too, iif you remove the bolt from your standard clamps and cut a thin slice out of the "slot" using a hacksaw, then place a few washers under the nut on reassembly they can go on working.
Stewart

Thank you for the advice. I have cleaned the old terminals woth wire wool and cut out the bit with the hacksaw... The electric starting issue seems resolved. Unfortunately the other starting issue seems to have kicked in now ? (I stalled the car last night after the first 5metres and it would not start again.... I will try again in about 20 minutes.

Doz · Post by **Doz** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 6:45 pm

Sounds like the old auto choke flooding issue .... mine still does it from time to time... If you do stall it , when you start it back up , hold your foot to the floor whilst turning the engine over. Don't pump the throttle at all.... you need to dilute that neat mixture! Doing this mine always manages to chough and splutter unto running again ...

Anyone got a solex manual choke kit? *or even a place to buy one?

ellevie · Post by **ellevie** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 9:00 pm

Doz wrote:Anyone got a solex manual choke kit? *or even a place to buy one?

http://bxclub.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1525

The website is defunct but it might be worth giving the number a ring.