Another electrical glitch

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   I have noticed in the last couple of weeks, that 3 things that I would not think were connected have started playing up.
These are the central locking motor on the boot, the sunroof motor, and my already posted off-side door mirror. Could one short be the problem here, or is it more than one?

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phb10186 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Really Senior Member I Joined: 18-April-2005 Location: North London Status: Offline Points: 331	Topic: Another electrical glitch Posted: 11-October-2005 at 17:15
	I have noticed in the last couple of weeks, that 3 things that I would not think were connected have started playing up. These are the central locking motor on the boot, the sunroof motor, and my already posted off-side door mirror. Could one short be the problem here, or is it more than one?
	1985 635 CSI with Style 134's 1998 Z3 2.8i

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DAT 635 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Advanced Newbie Joined: 30-September-2005 Location: Tyne & Wear Status: Offline Points: 39	Posted: 11-October-2005 at 17:30
	I had a Ford Cortina some years back which had an electrical fault as follows: When the engine was running I could remove the keys from the ignition & the engine would still run & when I turned on the lights the engine would switch off. The problem was a bad earth strap. This might be way off the mark in respect of the problems you are encountering but I remember thinking at the time how a simple bad earth connection could give such bizzar results.

phb10186 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Really Senior Member I Joined: 18-April-2005 Location: North London Status: Offline Points: 331	Posted: 12-October-2005 at 16:18
	Good thinking, I have to say Im a bit of a dunce as far as electrics go. So you were one of those lucky people my dad used to tell me about with a Cortina!
	1985 635 CSI with Style 134's 1998 Z3 2.8i