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Neal
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Joined: 18 Feb 2004
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Fri Sep 03, 2004 9:51 am |
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I drove to bristol to stay with some mates for the weekend. As i was getting close i noticed the battery light was on. Shit i thought, the alternators going to go tits up some point in the next couple of weeks.
it went sooner than that and the car conked out just round the corner from their house and they had to tow me the rest of the way. I thought you got a bit of warning with alts before they go completely?
i need to fix this QUICKLY because i need to get home to my new job on wednesday morning.
After reading Chet's thread i checked all the fuses under the dash and theyre all fine.
Ive taken the alt off the car, how can i test it to see if its definately dead or not before i go to the local GSF for a new one?
What else should i check? |
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Chris H
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Joined: 02 Mar 2004
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Fri Sep 03, 2004 1:41 pm |
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Well before taking it off you should seen what it was charging at.
Now, erm not much really, either put it back on or get another one. |
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huwwatkins
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Joined: 10 Jun 2004
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Fri Sep 03, 2004 2:59 pm |
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The ammount of warning you get is usually the time it takes for your battery to go flat...happened with my sister - had to be towed off the m4. |
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JB
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Joined: 16 Feb 2004
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Fri Sep 03, 2004 7:13 pm |
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if u need it by a few days may as well get a new one...will last u yrs....gsf will give u 30 quid baxk if u give em ur old one....therefore u spend 70 odd quid oppsosed to 100 odd quid ith em# |
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Chris H
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Joined: 02 Mar 2004
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Sat Sep 04, 2004 6:54 am |
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exactly huw.
I managed nigh on 100 miles in my old black hatch when the alt died, cut out 100 yards from my house.
The energys alt died and it went for about 4 days and done about 300 miles, the joys of carbs and only havign to power the ignition. |
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Neal
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Joined: 18 Feb 2004
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Sat Sep 04, 2004 7:30 am |
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sorted now.
fucking GSF did their usual and told me they had one in stock on the phone, then when i got there the guy went to get it and they didnt have it after all. Wankers.
still, found a Partco round the corner and got one from them. |
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JB
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Joined: 16 Feb 2004
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Sat Sep 04, 2004 12:13 pm |
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cool...did u find it hard to remove? |
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Neal
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Sun Sep 05, 2004 3:56 am |
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nah was quite easy actually with the headlight out. disconnecting the wires and connecting them onto the new one with it in place was a fiddly job though as theyre quite short. |
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the_chunkster
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Joined: 02 Aug 2004
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Sun Sep 05, 2004 12:51 pm |
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 yep mines fucked too |
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Chris H
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Tue Sep 07, 2004 12:26 pm |
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why do you lot find the need to remove the headlight?
It doesn't make it any easier and its very rare that the headlight comes out. |
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JB
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Tue Sep 07, 2004 12:47 pm |
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never tried really...just judgin on what haynes says sounds like an awkward job... |
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Neal
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Tue Sep 07, 2004 1:26 pm |
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i cant see how i would have got it out with the headlight still in place. |
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Chris H
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Wed Sep 08, 2004 2:05 am |
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I do them with the headlight in place cos I find you can never get the head light out.
i would also bet my hands are bigger than yours but I can manage it..
Anyway done now jobs a good un, well done. |
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