**********1ST GROWL REPORT**********

[b19 rus]

Hi All, just spent a great night with 30 odd growlers and growlertettes. This weekends gonna be soooooooooooo good!!!!!! I can now start to appreciate the efforts that have gone into it (they need to be recognised!!) Im gagging to get down 2moro. Those of you in doubt, screw everthing else just do it and get down there and get on it!

[mongoose]

Weve had a great time so far,it just gets better!the weather is so good to,unlike the forecast.Great stuff!

[tallbloke]

Glad to hear the weather has been kind to you. It was scorchio for us at the BBWF.

[pupp]

Was a great turnout on Sat and the noise contest was going down a treat... shame the Chimaeras seemed to be setting the pace. Think there must be some misplaced medallions blocking some pipes

[Seasider]

Marvellous time Well done to all who worked so hard to make it a great weekend

Del & Tanya

[antonyj]

Have to agree, great weekend, really good to put some names to faces.....

Had a great run back up with H1 1 TVR on the m6 too............


And like most others we had to nail it on our exit......

[Cyclone1]

any rolling road figures to keep the anally analytical amongst us happy please.......?

Jules.

[old64er]

Cyclone1 said:

any rolling road figures to keep the anally analytical amongst us happy please.......?

Jules.

yeah, dont be shy

[Seasider]

Cyclone1 said:

any rolling road figures to keep the anally analytical amongst us happy please.......?

Jules.

It was broken

And before you ask no i didn't break it

[tweety]

Had a great day today, well done to all involved. Was good to get some of the early factory cars together again aswell.

Al.

[Cyclone1]

Seasider said:

Cyclone1 said:

any rolling road figures to keep the anally analytical amongst us happy please.......?

Jules.

It was broken

And before you ask no i didn't break it

Oh dear that doesn't sound good. Was it broken for both days? How broken was it.....was it just a case of Joolz not being able to set it up once re-assembled?

Sounds like everyone had a good time and there are some stunning pics in the other thread.

Jules.

[Wildfire]

Excellent weekend aside from my obvious troubles. Big thanks to everyone who helped out! Special mention to ACT and Mark Adams who were extremely helpful in getting me running again. Mark spent hours looking at the car and disganosing the issues. Also I have to commend the RAC who turned up, spent 3 odd hours fixing the car, and brought a spare alternator.

And finally massive thanks to the organisers who made the non breakdown part of my weekend a very enjoyable time.

[clive f]

well done to all who organised the weekend, good to get lots of tips from the guys at the trade stands and other griff owners, top weekend
shame about the rolling road though

[Seasider]

Glad you got sorted I blame the previous owner

Why wouldn't the light go out ?

[Wildfire]

Seasider said:

Glad you got sorted I blame the previous owner

Why wouldn't the light go out ?

Seems the feed from the alternator is supposed to give a 12V signal to switch off the light. But it's only putting out 7.5V. Car is still charging and ran fine, but I'm going to test it with another Pre Cat's alternator. If the light goes out, then the RAC will change the alternator or refund me, as it means that it is the wrong alternator. not serious, just annoying.

[AntonyJ]

Wildfire, you are right , the feed to the ignition light feeds to the alternator to "excite" it, once it starts producing voltage, it also feeds 12v back to the ignition light.
The light goes out then because it has 12v on both sides of it, so no potential difference.

[Wildfire]

AntonyJ said:

Wildfire, you are right , the feed to the ignition light feeds to the alternator to "excite" it, once it starts producing voltage, it also feeds 12v back to the ignition light.
The light goes out then because it has 12v on both sides of it, so no potential difference.

I'm only getting 7.5v from the alternator, which is why the light doesn't go out. I'm not sure why I'm only getting 7.5 though.

[AntonyJ]

This is with the new alternator?
What is the battery voltage before you start the car? (using a test meter, not the gauge)
What happens to the battery voltage once you start the car?

[barreti]

Great weekend chaps. The organisers should give themselves and very big pat on the back for a job brilliantly well done.
And congratulations to Kirk and his team at the White Horse for a fantastic BBQ, music and beer.
(I think I am just about recovered from last nights beer-fest !)

[tallbloke]

The White Horse team excelled themselves at the BBWF too. Glad it went well!