Ask an Expert..... » Alternator again!

#1 by robert3040 , Thu Sep 25, 2014 11:37 am

Did we get any further on the parts that are failing?Used truck last night after lying for a week and zap 16v right off the gauge.It had been fine since Kirton and now suddenly it's the annual "buy an alternator time"
@LezT

#2 by 123hotchef , Thu Sep 25, 2014 12:08 pm

regulator gone cany you just get thet part for the alternator

#3 by 123hotchef , Thu Sep 25, 2014 12:17 pm

Wenn Sie hier auf Links zu eBay klicken und einen Kauf tätigen, kann dies dazu führen, dass diese Website eine Provision erhält.

Werbung: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12V-ALTERNATOR...=p2054897.l4275

unless its under warenty!

#4 by Greigboy , Thu Sep 25, 2014 1:16 pm

Have you checked it with a multimeter Rab, mine used to wander between 12 and about 15 volts but put a meter on it and it read a steady 13.5 volts

#5 by Fielder , Thu Sep 25, 2014 1:31 pm

Same happened to me. Regulator goes. Mine went a few days after devils pit and wading down a river. The damage seems to happen after its all dried out etc.

#6 by robert3040 , Thu Sep 25, 2014 2:00 pm

Greig,I will put my meter on it today but I'm not hopefull :-(
Everything had been fine when I left the truck at Prestwick airport last week then on heading home last night I flashed the full beam on and suddenly I had no dipped beam and my abs light came on ? With the volts suddenly off the scale.Drove home slowly with full beam and a hot battery at the end ;-( Waiting to see if this weather clears then I'll lift the bonnet.
I had used the battery isolator switch so I didn't have a flat battery on my return as I have a leakage to the ignition side that I can't source.Also at the end of last noughts journey the lights would dim when not revving hard though showing 16 v ,New battery 18 months ago with 4 year warranty.

#7 by LezT , Thu Sep 25, 2014 7:08 pm

If anyone has an old alternator I'll buy one of the regs and have a bash at a refurb...

#8 by Fielder , Thu Sep 25, 2014 7:31 pm

I've still got that old one in my shed waiting for you bud

#9 by LezT , Thu Sep 25, 2014 7:56 pm

I'll take it please, not gonna be getting to the NPAP day coming up, got to much stuff on at work and not enough time to fit it all in so having to do some weekend stuff, could you chuck it at Lee for me please..

#10 by 123hotchef , Thu Sep 25, 2014 11:03 pm

I pass it on to you Lez if you dont get it at the westerham meet

#11 by LezT , Fri Sep 26, 2014 6:05 am

Westerham is 100%..... unless I'm dead that is, if I pop me clogs then you can kill me for it..

#12 by 123hotchef , Fri Sep 26, 2014 7:07 am

#13 by ronniecabers , Fri Sep 26, 2014 7:33 am

Quote: LezT wrote in post #9
I'll take it please, not gonna be getting to the NPAP day coming up, got to much stuff on at work and not enough time to fit it all in so having to do some weekend stuff, could you chuck it at Lee for me please..

How hard is he to chuck it at Lee?....just wondered coz if quite hard mark sure he's not be a truck.....don't want to damage a truck ( or the alternator ) ...hehe...

#14 by 123hotchef , Fri Sep 26, 2014 8:12 am

LOL what about ME

#15 by LezT , Fri Sep 26, 2014 11:44 am

Just duck man.... or badger about a bit, he'll never hit you.....

#16 by Fielder , Fri Sep 26, 2014 12:11 pm

Quote: LezT wrote in post #9
I'll take it please, not gonna be getting to the NPAP day coming up, got to much stuff on at work and not enough time to fit it all in so having to do some weekend stuff, could you chuck it at Lee for me please..

yeah no worries, I wont make it to Westerham on the 6th so I will take it to the no pay and play and hand it over.

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