Back On The Road Again

[seefive]

Hi All

 

I haven't been posting here much over recent months - just a couple of replies to questions last week I think

 

I suffered a heart attck last November and had 2 operations - an emergency stent ( angioplasty) on the day of the attack, and a triple bypass in January

 

After long and fairly painful recovery, I am now back on the road - collected the old c5 yesterday from the office car park, where it had been for 4 months ( the attack happened on the way to work, and a couple of the boys at work recovered it from the pub car park where I had pulled in and called an ambulance).

 

Not surprisingly, the battery was flat, so I set about jump starting it from my son's Pug 207 ( he had driven me to collect it) Couldn't make head nor tail of the Puegeot battery layout - could only find one terminal hidden under a flap and the other end of the battery looked like it was inaccessible at the back of the engine bay.Plus some weird wiring on top of the battery cover - very strange. It was dark though and I was working by torchlight

 

So gave up and called out Green Flag, who arrived quickly ang got it going from a power pack. Strangely, had to turn the key to ignition position and back 3 times before it would crank,

 

so a couple if puzzles for me...    .

 

 

[paul.h]

Best wishes on your recovery.

 

Our C4 also has an awkward battery layout. There is a flap that covers the positive trerminal and this can be used for a positive jump lead and on the ends of the radiator are large bosses that can be used for the negative jump lead - I used these to start a neighbour's car last week. On top of the battery cover are a lot of wires and bolted fuses/links, to remove this lot the positive clamp (coloured black to confuse things) has to be removed, a bolt undone joining a metal wiring link and then these wires can be lifted off with their support. Only then can the battery cover be removed to reveal the battery.

[Johndouglas]

I suffered a heart attck last November and had 2 operations - an emergency stent ( angioplasty) on the day of the attack, and a triple bypass in January

 

What a frightener for you.   Best wishes for the future.   Look after yourself.