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Nic Barnes |
posted on 13th Jul 05 at 13:37 |
use the refund money towards them mad ass insurance quotes, lol. its great being old | |
Ditch |
posted on 13th Jul 05 at 13:34 |
so your sure its wired up correctly? | |
ed |
posted on 13th Jul 05 at 13:18 |
I'm going to use the 1.2 8v one and get a refund from Halfords for this one. This is the scond one they have given me and it's broken, like the last one. | |
Nic Barnes |
posted on 13th Jul 05 at 13:08 |
yeah yeah, alt earth strap. it goes from the adjustable slider bracket (belt tensioner) bolt on the inlet manifold, to the bolt that holds the altinator on to this bracket at the bit that adjusts the tension if you get what i mean. if you aint got that it just flattens the battery all the time | |
Ditch |
posted on 13th Jul 05 at 13:03 |
oh, and in future if your buying an Alt. my mate at vaux got me an exchange part for £36... which I thought was pretty good | |
Ditch |
posted on 13th Jul 05 at 13:02 |
I know its a 30min job on my GTE 16v.. just gotta make sure the engine hasnt been run as it gets kind of hot sitting where it does! | |
ed |
posted on 13th Jul 05 at 09:58 |
No matter how good you are at electrics, it will take hours to change :lol: I'm gonna put my 1.2 8v alternator on and go get a refund from Halfords I think, could do with an extra £70 at the moment :) | |
SteveW |
posted on 13th Jul 05 at 08:51 |
:lol: yeah get the monkies to work for their money :lol: | |
willay |
posted on 13th Jul 05 at 08:49 |
:lol:^ | |
ed |
posted on 13th Jul 05 at 08:48 |
Tried earthing it directly to the battery even, still no joy :mad: | |
SteveW |
posted on 13th Jul 05 at 08:46 |
i had this problem with the tubby... turned out to be a bad earth... but my engine did start, it was just drawing power when i turned on the headlights or anything like that | |
ed |
posted on 13th Jul 05 at 08:43 |
My alternator doesn't do anything.... I have tried different earth points e.t.c... Just want to make sure I have got the wiring correct. The earth for the alternator is the body of it right? The thin wire should go into the thinner terminal, I think it is marked 0+ and the live should go to the larger terminal, think it is just marked +... Anyway, if I had wired it wrong it would just drain the battery surely? |