Inertia switch question?
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Inertia switch question?
I was driving this evening going around 20mph. Then I hit a big pot hole on the passenger side, right after that the car beeped and turned off. No warning lights came on. Right after that the car wouldn't start I thought I did some great damage. No warning lights came on just like radio and interior dome light. So I knew it wasn't the battery. I searched a little and read about the inertia switch, I eventually found it pressed it. Then the car started! So my question is could the inertia switch make it so the car wouldn't even crank? I thought I had a loose ground.
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I am assuming an X300 ?????.
Not sure what it kills on mine, never tried it.
On the XJ-S it kills the fuel pump circuit. The S2 XJ12 does the same, and also the starter circuit, not sure if that is by design or just old age.
I reckon you got other gremlins, but if its running and doing what it should, dont mess with it.
Not sure what it kills on mine, never tried it.
On the XJ-S it kills the fuel pump circuit. The S2 XJ12 does the same, and also the starter circuit, not sure if that is by design or just old age.
I reckon you got other gremlins, but if its running and doing what it should, dont mess with it.
#3
I am assuming an X300 ?????.
Not sure what it kills on mine, never tried it.
On the XJ-S it kills the fuel pump circuit. The S2 XJ12 does the same, and also the starter circuit, not sure if that is by design or just old age.
I reckon you got other gremlins, but if its running and doing what it should, dont mess with it.
Not sure what it kills on mine, never tried it.
On the XJ-S it kills the fuel pump circuit. The S2 XJ12 does the same, and also the starter circuit, not sure if that is by design or just old age.
I reckon you got other gremlins, but if its running and doing what it should, dont mess with it.
#4
Bugga, I need a drink, so do you.
The inertia switch has NOTHING to do with headlights, full stop.
I would start by checking some earth wires, and the main battery cable connector at the +ve battery terminal.
Something else is loose, and caused those outages.
Reading my handbook and other stuff I got, the inertia switch is "fuel circuit safety OFF", which was my thoughts in the first place.
The inertia switch has NOTHING to do with headlights, full stop.
I would start by checking some earth wires, and the main battery cable connector at the +ve battery terminal.
Something else is loose, and caused those outages.
Reading my handbook and other stuff I got, the inertia switch is "fuel circuit safety OFF", which was my thoughts in the first place.
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