Iceberg 172
I have a mk2 172 60k.
Last night when i went to start the car the battery was dead, i got a jump start and everything seemed fine. I was driving down the motoreway and all of a sudden all of the lights on the dash started flickering. Once i sped up they went steady again n non of the indicator lights were on but when i went to change gear the clutch went stiff like it is when the keys are out of the ignition and the car is stationary. I pulled into the nearest car park and found someone to try and jump start me so i could get home, unfortunatly this wouldnt work. I left the car parked up and went back this morning and changed the battery. When i turned the ignition on the clutch remained the same, it was stiff and had hardly any movement, it felt more like the brake and when i put my foot on the accelerator nothing happened, it didnt rev whatsoever, the engine just remained running like it would if you wernt touching anything. I turned the ignition on and off and after about 4 attempts of starting the car again it began revving. I just managed to drive home but the clutch remained stiff all the time and when i reached about 4500 revs the engine was making a clunky sort of noise. Does anyone have any ideas what the problem could be and how after the initial problem seemed to be the battery it has turned into this?
Thanks
Last night when i went to start the car the battery was dead, i got a jump start and everything seemed fine. I was driving down the motoreway and all of a sudden all of the lights on the dash started flickering. Once i sped up they went steady again n non of the indicator lights were on but when i went to change gear the clutch went stiff like it is when the keys are out of the ignition and the car is stationary. I pulled into the nearest car park and found someone to try and jump start me so i could get home, unfortunatly this wouldnt work. I left the car parked up and went back this morning and changed the battery. When i turned the ignition on the clutch remained the same, it was stiff and had hardly any movement, it felt more like the brake and when i put my foot on the accelerator nothing happened, it didnt rev whatsoever, the engine just remained running like it would if you wernt touching anything. I turned the ignition on and off and after about 4 attempts of starting the car again it began revving. I just managed to drive home but the clutch remained stiff all the time and when i reached about 4500 revs the engine was making a clunky sort of noise. Does anyone have any ideas what the problem could be and how after the initial problem seemed to be the battery it has turned into this?
Thanks
