Hey just wondering if anyone has had issues jump starting there BAs. I had the battery from factory replaced 2 months ago and recently left the radio on :( until the battery went flat. Tried jump starting it with a fully charged 550cca battery and it wouldnt even give me anything from the starter just the click click click! Should it be able to be jump started? The battery could be rubbish as I tried hooking a small charger up to it and it didnt give it any life at all!

Also the factory sunroof has stopped working all together. Anyone had any issues or common gremlins with the sunroof? The handbook doesnt even specify where any fuses or relays are. Could anyone enlighten me as to where they are so I can troubleshoot this piece of dirt!!

Thanks guys and great forum!

BA MK1 XR6T by the way

Hi. Had no specific issues with jump starting BA fords but if the battery if totally flat any car can be a real pXXCk to jump start. With a lot of modern battery chargers you still need to have over 6 or 7 volts in them so the safety relay can pull in and connect the charger part of the circuit with the battery. fuse for the sun roof is a line fuse in the fuse box inside the car and after the battery is changed the limits need to be set so the auto close works again. Cheers MD

Hi. Had no specific issues with jump starting BA fords but if the battery if totally flat any car can be a real pXXCk to jump start. With a lot of modern battery chargers you still need to have over 6 or 7 volts in them so the safety relay can pull in and connect the charger part of the circuit with the battery. fuse for the sun roof is a line fuse in the fuse box inside the car and after the battery is changed the limits need to be set so the auto close works again. Cheers MD

thanks mate ill look into the fuse. as for the battery I just replaced it. couldnt wait another night to see if my turbo replacement was a success. and it was!!! first crank and she was all sweet with no leaks. mission complete