elsid wrote:How can the battery drain through a dodgy alternator unless the solenoid is engaged.
Sid
Sorry Sid, but, respectfully of course, the Starter solenoid has nowt to do with the Alternator (which is permanently connected to the battery)
How many of you get the flat battery gremlin?
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Re: How many of you get the flat battery gremlin?
Sorry Sid, but, respectfully of course, the Starter solenoid has nowt to do with the Alternator (which is permanently connected to the battery)
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Re: How many of you get the flat battery gremlin?
ghost123uk wrote:elsid wrote:How can the battery drain through a dodgy alternator unless the solenoid is engaged.
Sid
Sorry Sid, but, respectfully of course, the Starter solenoid has nowt to do with the Alternator (which is permanently connected to the battery)
Of course, I was thinking of the starter motor, silly me. Is there any way the alternator can be checked to see if it has got dodgy windings?
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1985 Autosleeper VHT 1.9 auto. (later called Trident) converted to run on LPG