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Grazbag
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Joined: 25 Sep 2005
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Sun Mar 26, 2006 11:09 am |
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Guys,
I have just taken my 19 16v all the way from Kent to Somerset and return today with no hiccups at all, in fact she drove like a dream, right up until 2 miles from home when the little red battery light came on on the dash. Bugger. If I rev past the 5,000 rpm mark its goes out and anything below that it comes on again?
What have I done,... alternator??
Just before it happened I hit a speed bump (one of the thin rudde strips that really hurt), could that have knocked a cable and if so can someone point me in the direction of what cable it could be??
Thanks loads in advance, I now gotta unpack!!!
Haynes mannual at the ready... |
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Chris H
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Sun Mar 26, 2006 12:54 pm |
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the earth wire may have broken or the pos wire corroded, both common faults.
but the alt may be iffy. my chamades one will light up with the heater fan and main beam on unless you go over the ton. |
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Dan
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Joined: 28 Jan 2005
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Sun Mar 26, 2006 1:00 pm |
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Where in somerset are you? |
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huwwatkins
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Sun Mar 26, 2006 2:28 pm |
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| Dan";p="88345 wrote: |
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He's in Kent  |
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Dan
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Sun Mar 26, 2006 2:34 pm |
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ah  |
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Grazbag
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Sun Mar 26, 2006 3:12 pm |
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Cheers Chris,
Help an idiot out, where am I looking for the break, near the battery?
I reckon it was the slam into the bump that caused and cos of movong house am looking for the easiest and cheapest fix!!! |
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Grazbag
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Sun Mar 26, 2006 3:14 pm |
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PS - the new symbol beats even the charlotte church one! |
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Dan
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Sun Mar 26, 2006 3:17 pm |
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moving to somerset then? lol but the break could be anywhere inbetween the alternator and the battery. |
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Chris H
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Sun Mar 26, 2006 3:44 pm |
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the avatar was my old one before charlotte church, but I have to say I prefer this one.
its at the alternator end they tend to snap, I have had to fit a few new ring terminals on to them. |
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mals
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Fri Mar 31, 2006 2:33 pm |
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I had the battery light come on today in the cabby! have to check that tomorrow too! |
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Grazbag
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Tue Apr 04, 2006 3:34 pm |
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I was forced to use thw car (due to try and fix it this weekend) and when I sarted her up expecting my little light friend to be eluminated it stayed out. I thought the car had fixed itself but 20 mins in it lit up again same as before, does this info shed anymore light on to what it could be???
I will test the voltage to see if the alt is putting in what it should, could it be a slack belt??? Odd it did not flick on for a while?  |
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