Earths. Don't worry it is not as bad as it sounds!
the panda classics have 4 Earthing points. the locations are:
note that the following pictures are from a panda 4x4 that has had a Punto engine installed. the earthing points are all in the same place as before the engine swap.
Cleaning and applying copper slip to any of these earthing points should help to fix any of the previous stated problems.
also the middle connector in the main negative battery cable which connects the battery to the cars chassis/shell and engine can also fail at the shell earthing point. the engine and battery will remain connected but the crimp connection on the shell goes non-conductive. this can be fixed by running a thick cable from the engine/gearbox to the chassis/shell of the car.
keep in mind, you can Never over earth. it is always better to have more earths than lives. (maybe that is my experience with radio transmitters talking)
if problems continue, the fault could be down to "Wire Rot" where the copper in the earthing cable has just turned into an non conductive powder.
the fix around this is to cut back the wire till you get to nice clean golden copper wire and attach by solder or crimp connection a new length of new wire.
if this still has not fixed your fault, try doing search on the forum.
if that fails to find a solution, please make a post
the panda classics have 4 Earthing points. the locations are:
note that the following pictures are from a panda 4x4 that has had a Punto engine installed. the earthing points are all in the same place as before the engine swap.
- Near battery inside engine bay Under suspension strut (Internal/dash wiring)
- Just in front of the washer bottle behind the cars left hand side headlamp (Front lighting, radiator fan)
- Under cabin heating blower/fan box (Main battery connection to chassis of Panda. cable leading battery to chassis to engine.)
This is a common failure point on both pandas and cinquecentos. if suspect, connect a
thick cable from the engine to the body of the car then check results to see if its fixed it!
- Behind the cars Left hand rear light cluster (Rear lights)
Cleaning and applying copper slip to any of these earthing points should help to fix any of the previous stated problems.
also the middle connector in the main negative battery cable which connects the battery to the cars chassis/shell and engine can also fail at the shell earthing point. the engine and battery will remain connected but the crimp connection on the shell goes non-conductive. this can be fixed by running a thick cable from the engine/gearbox to the chassis/shell of the car.
keep in mind, you can Never over earth. it is always better to have more earths than lives. (maybe that is my experience with radio transmitters talking)
if problems continue, the fault could be down to "Wire Rot" where the copper in the earthing cable has just turned into an non conductive powder.
the fix around this is to cut back the wire till you get to nice clean golden copper wire and attach by solder or crimp connection a new length of new wire.
if this still has not fixed your fault, try doing search on the forum.
if that fails to find a solution, please make a post
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