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Sloth
11-06-10, 09:07 PM
... but it pours. after last nights shenanigans with the corsa, today we went to spazda in the celica. all went well till we left and the battery light came on. oh poo thinks i, is it alt or battery or belt? that was soon answered by 4k rpm and no lights. got home and tested the alt and its dead till 3k and then it charges. now i have 3 options. please vote as you think....
Andy
11-06-10, 09:08 PM
lol see my thread of fail if you think thats bad
blue_peg_16v
11-06-10, 09:09 PM
drive to pv at 4kand hope you dont get stoped lol
Nova_Tek
11-06-10, 09:10 PM
sounds like the PV ghost is out breaking cars. Sorry to hear that mate. Andy, just read your thread too. I'd be well devastated.
AlexW
11-06-10, 09:11 PM
If you can get one in the morning and fit it, you would be silly not to IMO.

I still need to put my car back together before i hit PV
Andy
11-06-10, 09:19 PM
At least again like me,you were fairly local
bmw156
11-06-10, 09:30 PM
If you can get one in the morning and fit it, you would be silly not to IMO.

I still need to put my car back together before i hit PV

your going pv?
AlexW
11-06-10, 09:34 PM
Should be :)
Sloth
11-06-10, 09:47 PM
i may get one, drive to pv and fit it there. means i'll get a **** pitch tho.
Andy
11-06-10, 09:48 PM
I'll come find you on sunday and we can compare fail stories
Sloth
11-06-10, 10:13 PM
indeed, just look for the giant ginger dude. lol
oh and just had a text, my replacement 1.8 8v engine has been sold to someone else. so the corsa will sit for 4 weeks or so and i think i may up the cylinder count by 2.....
Andy
11-06-10, 10:14 PM
indeed, just look for the giant ginger dude. lol
oh and just had a text, my replacement 1.8 8v engine has been sold to someone else. so the corsa will sit for 4 weeks or so and i think i may up the cylinder count by 2.....
what do you mean replacement engine?
Sloth
11-06-10, 10:17 PM
well my 2.0 8v has eaten something, and i'd sourced a 64k mile astra gte mk1 engine for 100 quid, and the **** has sold it to someone else.
Dod
11-06-10, 10:18 PM
Rob, just rebuild or replace the Bottom end. If you're that stuck, I'll give you my spare one.
Sloth
11-06-10, 10:20 PM
aye i guess pulling it out and stripping it is best, just that fooked off atm mate.
Andy
11-06-10, 10:21 PM
I told you Rich has two............
I know exactly how your feeling lol
Dod
11-06-10, 10:23 PM
Rob, see my SX WIP in Projects. That'll cheer you up.
Sloth
11-06-10, 10:24 PM
its gutting huh? spent the last 5 weeks building it, most nights till 11pm and it rewards me like that. is chancer going to pv? when you driving down?
Andy
11-06-10, 10:25 PM
Yes hes in the hotel with me tomorrow,obviously driving down tomorrow,he has a half finished turbo ne and an ne on the floor that your crank sensor came from.I'll have words if ya want?
Sloth
11-06-10, 10:37 PM
please mate, nice avatar bud. what time ya drivin at? im meetin novalicous craig iirc....
Andy
11-06-10, 10:39 PM
we are allowed in digs at 12 so probs about 9,although hes done 2000miles in 3 days so probably wont be in a hurry to awake
Sloth
11-06-10, 10:40 PM
just found this......
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-VECTRA-OMEGA-2-5-V6-ENGINE-GOOD-RUNNER-/300434903362?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item45f350d142
General Baxter
11-06-10, 10:41 PM
just found this......
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-VECTRA-OMEGA-2-5-V6-ENGINE-GOOD-RUNNER-/300434903362?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item45f350d142

ha wikid, 3miles from me lol
Sloth
11-06-10, 10:41 PM
ah we are heading off at 6am....
Andy
11-06-10, 10:41 PM
oh dear lol
Andy
11-06-10, 10:42 PM
ah we are heading off at 6am....#
Why? so you can look solid when your drinking at 10am??lol lol lol lol
Sloth
11-06-10, 10:42 PM
you **** baxter....
Sloth
11-06-10, 10:43 PM
nah andy, i like being there early for the traders etc, and watching the strip..
stevejohnson
12-06-10, 12:58 AM
this will sound really daft but the same sort of thing happend on my old capri 3.0i the alt wouldnt charge and the light stayed on untill it had been reved over 2500 rpm then all was well and it would be fine running and idleing until i came to start it agian tried everything new alt new battery checked all wiring and after checking just about everything and gave up on trying to sort it then while putting new bulbs in the dash i replaced a blown one fired it up and problem was gone tested it with the blown bulb and the problem arose again couldnt understand how a small 5w bulb could cause the alt not to charge lol
Sloth
12-06-10, 05:56 AM
cos on **** fords the dash bulb is part of the circuit that turns the alt on and off. common issue, my dad drove a sierra like it for 2 years. :)