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by bodger
Sun Apr 26, 2015 11:02 am
Forum: Drivetrain & Transmission Area
Topic: Ldv V8 clutch help please
Replies: 32
Views: 18665

Ldv V8 clutch help please

Hi :) Looking for advice please .. i have a really bad left knee and looks like an op is due ... Firstly i have looked at the elctronic clutch option and its far too much money for me .. I would like to convert to autobox ...i have a good lt77 in there if anyone wants to swap :) Or a way of making t...
by bodger
Thu Apr 16, 2015 4:42 pm
Forum: Electrical & Ignition Area
Topic: charging problem ...
Replies: 24
Views: 5451

Does the output change/become more stable when the engine is reved? The sense part of my old alternator didn't work properly so each time I started the engine I had to rev it for it to self excite, the light would go out and would start charging properly but once self excited it would still charge ...
by bodger
Thu Apr 16, 2015 9:02 am
Forum: Electrical & Ignition Area
Topic: charging problem ...
Replies: 24
Views: 5451

As a matter of interest, has the alternator done a vast mileage? Not Really , the bearings and winding check out fine ... as changing alternator parts has made no differance im thinking its got to be vehicle wiring thats at fault .. Its not a complicated setup , theres a bulb in the instrument pane...
by bodger
Thu Apr 16, 2015 8:56 am
Forum: Electrical & Ignition Area
Topic: charging problem ...
Replies: 24
Views: 5451

Could it be the battery itself has gone duff in multiple cells and that is what is causing the issue? Is there electrolyte in the cells? Stange thing is the battery has recovered since it went flat ( see first post ) And it seems to be charing fine ..even though the alternator output is fluctuating...
by bodger
Wed Apr 15, 2015 9:30 pm
Forum: Electrical & Ignition Area
Topic: charging problem ...
Replies: 24
Views: 5451

Hi mike , im thinking it must be the vehicle wiring now ... wish id saved the £70 ive just spent on the regulator and the rectifier ...aaagghhh The sense wire voltage when disconected from the alternator fluctuates too ... with the engine running ... stable with just the ignition on though ... Got m...
by bodger
Wed Apr 15, 2015 4:14 pm
Forum: Electrical & Ignition Area
Topic: charging problem ...
Replies: 24
Views: 5451

Hi mike , the alternator is a bosch 0 124 415 002 ..100A When i took the rectifier set off the other day waiting for the new one to arrive i checked the windings then ... there is no continuity to earth on them and there is good continuity across the pairs i then fitted the new set ... This morning ...
by bodger
Wed Apr 15, 2015 2:58 pm
Forum: Electrical & Ignition Area
Topic: charging problem ...
Replies: 24
Views: 5451

New regulator and rectifier set fitted and it still does the same as it did before i fitted them ..
all connections are fine , ive even rewired the charge light / sense wire
and earth connection to engine
by bodger
Wed Apr 15, 2015 2:15 pm
Forum: Electrical & Ignition Area
Topic: charging problem ...
Replies: 24
Views: 5451

Update ...
rewired the charge light ... alternator back to instrument panel
fitted new regulator
redid earth chassis to engine connection .......

Still voltage going up and down at alternator/ battery terminal
ie: 14 v to 1v (approx ) ..up and down
by bodger
Tue Apr 14, 2015 11:02 pm
Forum: Electrical & Ignition Area
Topic: charging problem ...
Replies: 24
Views: 5451

Thankyou Mike.
The sense wire when disconnected from the alternator and the ignition switched on shows approx 12v
But its left disconnected from the alternator and now with the engine running the voltage fluctuates between 2 volts and 12 volts approx
by bodger
Tue Apr 14, 2015 7:53 pm
Forum: Electrical & Ignition Area
Topic: charging problem ...
Replies: 24
Views: 5451

Lol ...
Hi chris :)

The strange thing is i cant get my head round is the voltage going up and down on the sense wire ... ?
by bodger
Tue Apr 14, 2015 7:24 pm
Forum: Electrical & Ignition Area
Topic: charging problem ...
Replies: 24
Views: 5451

charging problem ...

Please , any ideas ...? Came back from holiday to find my battery flat .. I checked the alternator output via multimeter on the battery terminal on the rear of the alternator and its .. going from about 14 volts and dropping off to 1 , 2 or even zero and then back up again ... Ive changed to rectifi...
by bodger
Thu Feb 05, 2015 10:05 am
Forum: Drivetrain & Transmission Area
Topic: LT77 gearbox
Replies: 6
Views: 4232

I had a similar noise coming from mine a while back ...
Sounds like the circlip has come off and the 5th gear has moved off the shaft and being held on by the rear case ..
It stays there but makes a right mess of the oil pump
by bodger
Wed Dec 17, 2014 9:22 pm
Forum: LPG Section
Topic: forklift tank
Replies: 3
Views: 4093

Ive got a feeling that forklift tanks are vapour take ones ??
The proper ones can be found very cheap on ebay :)))
by bodger
Wed Sep 24, 2014 7:39 pm
Forum: Engines Area
Topic: RV8, flapper, Sprintex, breather arrangements
Replies: 1
Views: 1369

The breather on the left (if your looking from the airflow meter into the plenum ) Is designed to create negative pressure in the crank case , air is drawn in via the small breather on the rear of the near side rocker cover and crankcase gases are drawn in to the plenum mouth .. The pipe on other si...
by bodger
Wed Sep 10, 2014 6:19 pm
Forum: Exhaust, Cylinder Heads, Fuel And Intake Area
Topic: Air temperature sensor
Replies: 16
Views: 8018

It could be about right going by the connector size ...
Maybe a phone call ?

M18 is lambda bung size isnt it ?

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