m25 blue Cerb

[Warwick67]

M25 blue Cerb around 11 clockwise near J16..... on the hard shoulder , hope it was OK ....

[Bobgriff]

Beat me to it. I saw this one at 11.40 between j15 and j16. Parked behind a ford ka, sure he was just rescuing a damsel in distress!

[QBee]

TVR = Truly Very Reliable
Ford = Driver returns on foot backwards

[HyattsTVR]

Sorry to say it was the ka coming to the rescue of the cerb. Suspect possible alternator as the electrics went and then the engine revs started dropping.

Also would just like to say not all Tvr drivers are men so it was a damsel in distress also

[QBee]

HyattsTVR said:

Sorry to say it was the ka coming to the rescue of the cerb. Suspect possible alternator as the electrics went and then the engine revs started dropping.

Also would just like to say not all Tvr drivers are men so it was a damsel in distress also

That's also the symptom of the 100 amp fuse having blown.
Do you know the simple multimeter test?

[HyattsTVR]

No I was a long way from home so it's gone to the garage. By any chance would that stop one of the windows shutting and the speedo as these went first ?

[QBee]

I had strange symptoms, like a speedo that said 55 mph at 4500 rpm in 5th gear
Then the car was trying to stall on me, wouldn't go over 50 mph, then it died.
I had been running on battery only for 60 miles. The 100 amp fuse, when blown, stops the alternator from charging the battery.

[QBee]

For the future

100 amp fuse test. Engine and ignition off, multimeter (Maplins £8) on 20 volt scale, black lead on engine block, red lead on the thick lead at the back of the alternator. 12.7 volts = 100 amp fuse fine. 0 = either fuse blown or battery lead off.

Alternator test. start the engine and test at the same place. Lower than before = alternator stuffed (you are seeing the battery voltage) . 13.5 to 14 volts. Alternator ok.

[HyattsTVR]

Thanks for the info I hope it's all related and not 3 separate issues

[QBee]

Sounds related. Where in Norfolkshire are you?