Got the car going yesterday for the first time in a year.. Ran sweet, no probs..

Thought Id take it for a blast tonight and the feckin thing just dies on my Did notice the lights getting dim, so thought, here we go again Started to head home, luckily was only a few mins, so tow was ok

Did notice yesterday, that when i turn the ignition on, the battery light wasnt lit up like it should be

So tonight, when just cruising at 30, it started to pop and mis fire then dead??

Now what would this be??

Seriously, when do you decide to cut your losses and just break the poxy old toot I know they are not getting newer, but can see why i havent missed it really whilst i was away

 

alternator or battery, or both

 

Battery was BRAND NEW yesterday, but is flat now

Alternator was new before I went away.. it seems to eat the little f**kers

It ran with no probs yesterday, so seems abit weird it just does this

why would the battery light, not come on?

 

check the earths and wiring between alternator and battery?

 

dont know if its same on RSTs, but theres a pissy lil blue wire that push fits onto the back of cossie alternators and always falls off, and when it does it dont charge the battery, bloody thing

I used to push blu-tack into the terminals to helo it stay in place

 

SHED!!

Westy mate...you coming to southend on wednesday?!?!

get a lift with Max and meet at mine at 7

 

cheers lads..

Will check that earth from alt to battery

steve, see what your saying, but the battery light doesnt come on anymore?? strange one

Keith, probably not mate, see how it goes....

 

 

its this bit that is worrying me.. I've heard about your sort

 

If the battery light doesn't come on at all then it maybe blown / fallen out.....if it has the circuit has broken and the battery won't charge.

I had the same problem an while ago

 

thanks John

How did you rectify the problemski?

 

top for monsieur laverick

want to try and fix it tomorrow

 

A Ford MUST have a battery warning lamp other wise it will not charge.

The basic circuit is a live ignition feed to the bulb. Then from the bulb it goes down that blue wire to the back of the alternator in which it gets it's earth. Once the alternator has been excited, the voltage will increase on the terminal which the blue wire is connected to, and basically block the return path to earth for the power flowing through the bulb.

You either have a fooked alternator, broken blue wire, bad connection or a blown bulb.

Simple test. Disconnect the blue wire off the alternator and short it to the engine block or similar earthing point. Switch on the ignition. If it comes on then you have a good circuit right up to the alternator meaning that the car is ok but the alternator is fooked. If it still doesn't come on then I suggest you try a bulb and then look at the wiring...

 

good piece of info there dazc

 

Westy check the earths from the chassis to the engine.

Had a problem with my run about where the lights would flicker and brought a new alternator and battery ended up th connectors were caked in shite. Took them off for a clean sanded the connections and volia.

Shame i'd spent over 100 quid on the battery n alternator when they weren't needed

 

cheers lads.. gonna have a good look at the weekend when i have a chance..

hopefully nothing major, just hate fault finding

Some quality info people.. appreciated

 

I just replaced the bulb

 

wonder if it can just be a bulb pleaseeee!!

I assume its an easy thing to do for a non mechanically minded person

 

 

this what i was lead to believe awell

 

gotta be worth a try whilst I replace the battery light as that stopped working..

thanks and

Welcome to the site

 

had the same on a 2wd cossie, no batt light, wasnt charging, took clocks out twiddled bulb and prob sorted was fine ever since

 

:GAY: Blue wire came off on mine a coupple of weeks ago.. was driving along then noticed i only had 9 volts managed to get home soon as i looked at the alternator i saw the wire was hanging off i made a new conectory thing for it and it aint gonna be coming off anymore!

 

cheers lads

 

You got it sorted yet mate??

I drove past yours on sunday. Noticed ya bonnet was up. Was gonna stop but was in a hurry

 

alright Max

On Sunday, replaced battery and changed oil.. Ran sweet mate

but last night, problems

Wont have a chance to repair it till the weekend probably.. but I do feel a cold coming on

Never been out in a Rouse

 

Never been out in a Rouse. We will have to change that then

one of them 24 hours colds

Have ya managed to get a ticket to the Beds' show yet???

 

jeeez, headache's the lot now

aye, tickets sorted for Beds Day, just need to pick ticket up off of Clare

Are you on the track Max?

 

hello im new on this site but a non charging rs is quite easy to fix with a bit of checking. make shore you have the same amount of volts going in to the back of the alt as the battery (big red wires) should be around 12v if so remove th little blue wire and earth it out dose the batt light come on if so alt is u/s all test are with engine not running. let us know what you find.

 

Mine was due to that poxy blue wire being rotten. Replaced it and it's been good as gold since (* touches a piece of wood to be safe *)

 

I would love to go out on track but being a track virgin and fairly new to rwd I don't want to end up in the barriers. I know there aren't many barriers at bedford to hit but I would still find one

 

Krs - firstly, welcome to the site gonna invest in a volt meter and bulb

Oranoco - Seems that the little blue wire causes probs?? Gonna replace it anyway, do fords still still the wire? Finis code? as imagine how much bother it will be at Fords End up getting new headlights knowing them

Max - totally agree with what your saying.. having been in Adams Coss RWD, its lethal, dangerous and scarey To early days for track

 

:CHICKEN:

 

Chicken

I drive my car like i stole it mate. None of this changing gears before the boost comes in

 

Westy mate I just used a bit of wire I had in my tool box. It's nothing special. Knowing Ford they'll charge you apacket and then give you the wrong item anyway

 

aint you got a pic of u on the m/way to prove that max

 

Cheers Oranoco... got some wire/cable lying about so will, check it out

 

courtesy of the friendly neighbourhood police man

 

 

sounds like fighting talk to me