Thanks for all the replies - the mechanic says cracked head

so we are looking for a new head!

Bongonaughts - a short tale of woe.

Last week my wife reported that the Freda guages were playing up - both temp and fuel were erratic. So we booked her in for a slow time exploration.

Sunday and we are taking the short 10min drive to the Garden center, stopped briefly in trafic we get a very ...

Update - Posting for the benefit of others.

Fixed - cold start relay knackered. So after a long stand the relay activates and shorted the system!

Hadn't seen that mentioned before.

Yet another cold starting issue but unlike most of the others I have read.

So we have a winterpack Friende - with two batteries, both for starting - no leisure battery.

Normally she starts well, we normally allow the glowplug light to go out, hear the click, and give the key a twist and she is off ...

Diplomat wrote: With mine it's definitely the switch. Specifically the 'axle' of the plastic part of the switch, not the electrics.
Frank

Yes - it was exactly that I'm keeping the old one for spares in case it goes again!

Ouch - Club wants £180 for the drivers side window switch - it's described as Genuine Mazda - where can I find non genuine? Are there any other options ?

Thanks g8dhe -they are very helpful.

Merry Xmas

Thanks both - I don't think they are frozen but I do think that they have been run dry - the reservoir has screen wash now but I'm not getting any sound when trying either end - there's so little light currently it will have to wait until I'm off.

No washer sound at all - front or rear but both sets of wipers are still working so it's not the fuse! Anything else I can try?

Our winter pack equipped Friendee has copped well with the snow BUT we are getting an oil warning light on for quite a while - it does go out after 10 - 15 mins but may also come back when going over a speedhump etc.
I checked the oil level using the dipstick accessed form under the drivers seat and ...

We have a winter pack twin battery setup. A couple of weeks ago the Freda refused to restart following a quick stop outside a shop at Lakeside - she sounded like she had no battery power - very slow turnover etc. We got a jump and were on our way. My wife had the electric checked and we were told ...

Thanks

Anybody know a good supplier of the Jap Import size?

Ours does the whole 'stop in the middle' thing too.

I'm surprised to hear that some tin tops don't have sunroofs

Its been a touch foggy here of late - we note that the factory fitted 'fog' lamps are, in a word, useless in fog. Are they in fact driving lamps and if so is there an upgrade that could be performed? - I'm thinking bulbs rather than extra spots.