SharonSR
10-11-02, 12:41 PM
Hi guys, any opinions on this problem?
as you know i was out driving my car a while ago and stereo goes off, lights dim. Pull over and switch off to check earths. Seem OK, but battery too flat to start car. Leave for an hour, car starts, but lights very dim, rev counter flicks with indicators and brake lights! Engine starts to misfire, loses power. Leave for the night. Come back next day and swap alternator. Jump car - no change, battery guage in red. Get car home and swap battery for nearly new one. Still no change.
Swapped alternator again, no change. Noticed battery light on dash not working, fix that, still no change. Remove and clean earths from battery to body and from gearbox to body. No change!
Get about 11.4V across battery with engine running, about 11.7 with engine off. I noticed the holes which the coil screws into are rusted and one bolt is missing and the other won't tighten. This wouldn't affect the charging would it?
Have tried using jump lead to connect -ve of battery to coil body and alternator body, no change!
starting to think about new car.
as you know i was out driving my car a while ago and stereo goes off, lights dim. Pull over and switch off to check earths. Seem OK, but battery too flat to start car. Leave for an hour, car starts, but lights very dim, rev counter flicks with indicators and brake lights! Engine starts to misfire, loses power. Leave for the night. Come back next day and swap alternator. Jump car - no change, battery guage in red. Get car home and swap battery for nearly new one. Still no change.
Swapped alternator again, no change. Noticed battery light on dash not working, fix that, still no change. Remove and clean earths from battery to body and from gearbox to body. No change!
Get about 11.4V across battery with engine running, about 11.7 with engine off. I noticed the holes which the coil screws into are rusted and one bolt is missing and the other won't tighten. This wouldn't affect the charging would it?
Have tried using jump lead to connect -ve of battery to coil body and alternator body, no change!
starting to think about new car.