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From: Dave Plowman (News) on 2 Jun 2010 11:16
In article <20100602-114612.577.0(a)as.news.plus.net>,
lurk <lurk(a)farm.com> wrote:
> Problem with a recently acquired a 2001 Volvo s40. I'm frequently
> stalling it when in reverse, but not in forward gears. Assuming it's
> not me, does this suggest something wrong with the gearbox? Or clutch?
> Any suggestions welcomed. TIA

It might be the reverse ratio - some cars have a higher geared reverse
than 1st. So you need to use more revs/more careful clutch control.

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From: Michael Hubert Kenyon on 2 Jun 2010 12:08
Chris Whelan wrote:
> On Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:20:31 +0100, Michael Hubert Kenyon wrote:
>
> [...]
>
>> How can a fuel pump share a connection with a reversing light ffs?
>
> Have you ever looked at a car wiring diagram, ffs?
>
> Chris
>

Loads and not one has ever shown the reversing light wired to the fuel
pump. Now connecting the reversing light and the fuel pump to earth are
a different matter.


From: Chris Bartram on 2 Jun 2010 13:10
On 02/06/2010 13:51, Chris Whelan wrote:
> On Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:46:12 +0100, lurk wrote:
>
>> Problem with a recently acquired a 2001 Volvo s40. I'm frequently
>> stalling it when in reverse, but not in forward gears. Assuming it's
>> not me, does this suggest something wrong with the gearbox? Or clutch?
>> Any suggestions welcomed. TIA
>
> Possibly leading you in completely the wrong direction (pun
> unintentional) here, but an Escort I once worked on would stop when
> reverse was selected.
>
> The problem turned out to be a loose earth connection at the reversing
> light, which was shared with the fuel pump...
>
> May be something similar?
>
> Chris
>
Heh. I had that with a Golf Mk1: the reverse lamps shared a fuse with
the fuel shut-off solenoid, and the fuse was corroded. The load of the
reverse lamps killed the feed to the solenoid.
From: Andy Cap on 2 Jun 2010 13:11
Michael Hubert Kenyon wrote:

> Loads and not one has ever shown the reversing light wired to the fuel
> pump. Now connecting the reversing light and the fuel pump to earth are
> a different matter.
>
>

You quite often see an indicator and brake light flash in unison when
the earthing is faulty. They're not wired together in the way you are
suggesting but if the earth is HR, then they are effectively in series
with one another.

Andy C
From: Chris Bartram on 2 Jun 2010 13:11
On 02/06/2010 16:16, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
> In article<20100602-114612.577.0(a)as.news.plus.net>,
> lurk<lurk(a)farm.com> wrote:
>> Problem with a recently acquired a 2001 Volvo s40. I'm frequently
>> stalling it when in reverse, but not in forward gears. Assuming it's
>> not me, does this suggest something wrong with the gearbox? Or clutch?
>> Any suggestions welcomed. TIA
>
> It might be the reverse ratio - some cars have a higher geared reverse
> than 1st. So you need to use more revs/more careful clutch control.
>
Seconded. I've had several cars like that.
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