Lumpy motor - try this....
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After having my 4.5 come to a grinding halt at a petrol station (why do they always break down in front of loads of people?) due to having a flat battery,I got it home and decided that it must be the alternator as it wasn't charging,after taking half the top of the engine to pieces to find the alternator I decided to stop when I thought I would need to take the inlet manifolds off,I rang Andy a APM in Bordon and he told me that there is a fuseable link in the main alternator to battery lead which is tucked down behind the coils in a black plastic box.
This had corroded and broken,I repalced it and coverd it in Vasalene and I couldn't believe the difference in the running especially when cold,it used to cut out and you had to keep the revs up untill it had got warm,now it still complains on a light throttle at low speed but it is better.
I can only think that there was a high resistance through the old one,who knows? anyway its better.
Hope this helps one of you out,now,tell me about cat out pipes and sports exhausts,any pointers please......
Cheers.
Pete.
This had corroded and broken,I repalced it and coverd it in Vasalene and I couldn't believe the difference in the running especially when cold,it used to cut out and you had to keep the revs up untill it had got warm,now it still complains on a light throttle at low speed but it is better.
I can only think that there was a high resistance through the old one,who knows? anyway its better.
Hope this helps one of you out,now,tell me about cat out pipes and sports exhausts,any pointers please......
Cheers.
Pete.
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