Me volts have gone !

[TeGriffic]

Out in the Griff today, battery is reading around 14 amps – as it normally does. Done about 60 miles at this point so the engine is hot. The ignition light comes on a bit – not completely, just a dull glow – I look at the battery gauge and it’s still reading 14amps. I pulled over switched off. Started the engine again and the same thing except the battery is now reading 15amps. So I carry on, warily, and the voltage rises past 15amps. I dropped the revs with the clutch and the voltage falls back to 13amps – off the clutch and back up to 16amps it goes.

Suddenly, the ignition light goes out and the over the next 2 miles the voltage drops to 11amps and stays there. I pull over, have a fag and scratch me head, turn the key and off I go. 12 miles later, and back at home, the voltage is reading just below 11amps – 3 amps below what it normally does..

Whadda reckon – alternator ? Anyone seen the pattern before ?

[greenv8s]

Sounds to me like the regulator pack on the alternator has failed. Recon alternator time.

[TeGriffic]

So anyone know what model Alternator went in the Griff 4.3's or anyone know what model I can replace it with ? Thanks. I'm sure there was a website with a TVR part list somewhere...

>> Edited by TeGriffic on Friday 28th May 20:38

[Double J]

Virtually the same thing has just happened to mine, I only wanted the regulator changed but it came back a completely new alternator. Cost 115 euro's from the local Belgian dealer. Once I got the new one on I realised that the old one wasn't ever very good as the Volts used to drop to just over 12 as sonn as the fans came on. Now it hardly moves.