Interesting fault.....
Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 10:01 pm
Since getting the Ital estate back on the road, it's had an erratic temperature gauge; working some days, showing cool or hot the next or just fluctuating wildly. It's been driving me nuts.
Anyway, last Friday the old bus refused flatly to start - the indicators had been very slow the previous day so I thought it may be the battery, so after work I bunged a good one on and tried it - fine! But, on checking the charging, all was OK at 14.49V until I turned on a load (headlights, rear window, fan and wiper) when it suddenly dropped to 11.75V and then kept dropping - Aha! Dud alternator! Lucas came up with a 'new' one for a not bad price, this was duly fitted and tested 14.49V in all conditions. And its cured the erratic temp gauge!
Anyway, last Friday the old bus refused flatly to start - the indicators had been very slow the previous day so I thought it may be the battery, so after work I bunged a good one on and tried it - fine! But, on checking the charging, all was OK at 14.49V until I turned on a load (headlights, rear window, fan and wiper) when it suddenly dropped to 11.75V and then kept dropping - Aha! Dud alternator! Lucas came up with a 'new' one for a not bad price, this was duly fitted and tested 14.49V in all conditions. And its cured the erratic temp gauge!