Yep, that would do it.
Ian
On Fri, 21 Jun 2019 at 16:25, Frank Williams wrote:
> the light issue is caused by a blown diode in the alternator causing the
> light to stay on and slowly draining the battery
> just thought peoplw might like to know
>
> On Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 7:49:28 PM UTC
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Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Charging 2+2 query
Thanks Jim, interesting points. I suppose it was a long time ago I may have
misremembered something! But it was definitely something along those lines (not
that that is much help to anyone either!)
Niall
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Thanks Jim, interesting points. I suppose it was a long time ago I may have
misremembered something! But it was definitely something along those lines (not
that that is much help to anyone either!)
Niall
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A bigger alternator pulley would make it spin slower not faster.
Maybe it was just spinning slower and not fast enough to charge properly ?
Spinning an alternator faster shouldn’t cause overcharging as it has a
regulator built in.
That’s until you reach the point where it mechanically fails though
Hiya folks
Thanks for the reply, I have checked, and confirm I have the 'under' type
of bracket, so require the Left Hand unit. Easiest way was to swap for a
'Pinto' style alternator, so all sorted. Just got to wait for the lovely
weather so I can actually fit it...
Best regards
James T
Q2-
Without seeing it, it's difficult to say, but it may be handed the other way.
It is possible to change the 'handedness' of the Lucas alternators by removing
the 3 long bolts (if they'll shift) and turning the front part of the casing,
but there is then the problem of the threaded hole! This used
There are 2 different positions for the alternator on the CVH, with 2 different
brackets and adjusters.
One has the alternator hanging down from the 2 bolts in the bracket, the other
has the alternator sitting above the 2 bolts.
The bracket may well have been swapped as the alternator clears the
Hello James.
As per what Chris G said.
Take a good look at the wires from the alternator.
My first thought was the alternator when this happened to my 2+2.But when I
fitted the new alternator, I found the thick wire that sends power back to the
battery was fraid ie falling apart.
Hope this helps
