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Thank you for all the useful pointers. Today I set to, and wirebrushed the terminals / made good the connections at: – Crown of earths – Battery terminals – –ve strap from battery terminal to body. – Gearbox to body strap. – Alternator to starter cable. This has seen the reading of ~13.6v at the alt...

AlandAnn wrote:Any chance the belt that turns on the alternator might be loose especially under load.?

Thanks AlandAnn. Belt is super tight, no issues there.

Ralf85 wrote:How old is the battery?

It came with the van when I purchased it, it's a Yuasa, there's an indicator light suggesting the battery is 'ok' but I suspect that this relates to the level of charge rather than overall condition.

Have been through the forum and wiki to find a solution but nothing has come up. Van battery did not to have enough power to start engine, had driven 50 miles day before. Voltage measured at around ~11/12v with engine off. When failing to start engine, I measured a drop in voltage to around 5v, so m...