Jim wrote:
> Catman wrote:
>> Zathras wrote:
>>> The little bugger did it again..just when I needed it for a school and
>>> Gym (no no..not for me) run. Had to quick march to school to get the
>>> little 'un - boy I'm not as fit as I was 30 years ago!!!
>>>
>>> Anyway, the engine was warm so I figured it would start (as the last
>>> time) after about half an hour so I didn't try and persuade it to go -
>>> just gave up and left it. Sure enough, just as before, it fired up
>>> after half an hour and got the little 'un to her Gym class which is
>>> several miles away. It's unheard of for me to stall the 2.4
>>> manoeuvring on the flat in a car park but the motor just died. Oh no I
>>> thought - but it restarted just fine.
>>>
>>> Armed with all this info, Google is suggesting the crank/rpm sensor is
>>> quite a common failure on JTDs over 50,000 miles. I think I'll ask my
>>> independent to "just change it".
>>>
>>> I'll report back on progress..
>>>
>>
>> Sounds likely to be some kind of sensor failing under heat.
>>
> It's a bit worrying. The more 'complicated' these cars get the more we
> can expect this type of problem.
>
> Remember those far of days when yer motor stopped functioning? Is it
> fuel, is there a spark, etc.....before long you could be up and running
> again. Now you need a computer and a mind like Einstein (spelling?)!

SteveH carries his around

FWIW even my bike needed it's brain lobotomised a while back. It just
would not start.

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