I've just put a new door on the saff, after a whopping 13 months searching for one and it has a silver pinstripe sticker on it - whats the easiest way of removing this?


Also, i've today re-wired the alternator to battery using some rather chunky cable - 12mm diameter and gold plated terminals, and then re-terminaled all the connections to the battery as i was only seeing 12.9 volts at hot idle on the SECS monitor, now its seeing 13.1/13.2 which is an improvement, but would this suggest that the regulator is past its best in the alternator? or the battery is past its best too


Cheers

 

For the pinstripe ,use a hair dryer and warm it up, then it should peel straight off ,any stickey residue left remove with white spirit and then polish up

 

Or use near boiling water, same effect.

 

i had the hairdryer idea for the pinstripe - but can't see mother been too happy about using her appliances

 

Wait till she is out

 

i'll clean the oil off too before i put it back

 

change them both

Alex

 

13.1 idle is good. The alternator isn't upto speed yet, whats it like at 2000rpm?

 

its the same all thru the rev range Rick

 

it should be the same all the way up

 

Gracey, I'm in the process of rebuilding my alternator at the mo. I'll keep you posted if you like?

I was told that the alternator output should be 14.5V, not sure how true this is

I've got 13.2-13.4 at the ECU now, which is good as my battery voltage is about 13.4-13.5, but I'm looking for a bit more...

Neil.

 

I think the thread the other day
said you should be seeing (ideally) 13.5 to 13.7 on secs
(at idle with nothing else turned on when warm)
and anything above 14 is dodgey (as i understood).

 

Maybe I should quit whilst I'm ahead then Phil

Neil.

 

You mean wait til he is out

Heat gun, set to low mate & a knife & it will come off, if any glue use UPVC cleaner and polish.....Job done

 

 

Cheers boys

Neil - optimal voltage is 14.1 volts

Phil - Secs monitor ideally should be showing 13.6 volts, if you take into account for the 0.5v drop over the shonky old ford wires

i think it may be my battery thats on its way out as the car struggles to start if left for more than 5 days without been started another 60 quid

 

ah right, mine shows 13.5 so close enough i guess!

 

The joys of Cosworth ownership Gracie

 

enjoyed it for over a year now