Recent content by Placey001

going off the manual that fuse supplies power to the radio for back up memory ie to remember what radio stations are stored and bass, fading, balance settings as well. if thats blowing then theres a short in that loom somewhere or theres a short in the radio. could even be a short in the...

my appologies to those members that have rebuilt an alternator. i have too, many times and on various different vehicles as its part of my job. if the exiter diodes are gone, or there is a bad connection inside the alternator preventing power or earth getting to the rotor, the alternator will...

Matty450 do you know how an alternator works? it could be worn brushes, the slipring is nearly worn out, regulator, diodes, loose terminal, bad connection. you could pull the alternator off and pull it apart and break the brushes if ur not careful. has anybody on the forum actually rebuilt an...

if thats the case, either one or two of the exiter diodes are stuffed or the regulator is stuffed. take it to an auto elec and get them to check it out and find out exactally what is wrong with it and how much its gonna cost to fix. find out how much it costs to get a new alternator as a...

what u need to find out is what the charge rate is at the back of the alternator. you can get a charge rate, at the battery, of 13.5 and at the alternator its 15.0 for example. if the voltage differance is greater than 1 volt, then you need to run a new power wire to the main power bolt of the...

i think on the drivers side firewall theres a rubber grommit in the corner, that you can cut a slot in to feed wires through. although that could be for the 3.0ltr not 2.5ltr

it could still be the battery. i've seen lots of batteries that were bought a couple of days previously, and they load test no good. some alternators need a couple of seconds to create the potential difference. what happens if you start the engine and let it idle. does the voltage stay the same...

if the plug is taped back to the loom. don't worry about it. it could be for some other option that was not fitted to your vehicle at time of manufacture. so you don't need to worry about it.

if you have a charge rate of 13.8 to 14.2 volts dc and if 4 to 6 hours after you turn it off it won't start, then you need to check current draw. to check current draw get your multimeters and set it to 10A range (change the test probes around if necessary). turn the key off. disconnect the...