chink

right ive had a problem with the car just not starting not even turning over!

changed the starter motor etc still does it every now and again

gone out this morning the batt light dint come on but the car started and still the same now any ideas?

mechanick

bulb might have gone in cluster

©hatter Box

blue wire from alt into main loom make sure it not burnt out by the down pipe where it goes into the main loom from alt

Moonie

As above, check the blue wire from the back of the alternator up to the dash.

If you take the blue wire off the back of the alternator earth the connection/wire on to the engine block does the light come on?

If it does then its most proably the alternator at fault.

If the light does not come on then there is a fault in the trigger wire (blue) circuit somewhere or the bulb has blown in the instrument cluster.

chink

the blue wire a diode burnt out the other day thats when all the problems started car would'nt turn over at all!

batt light comes on when you turn the car off

Moonie

Dissconnect blue wire from back of alternator, does the light go out?

If yes then the alternator is faulty and i would also suggest replacing the diode in the trigger wire.

If the light does not go out with the blue wire disconnected then the blue wire is shorted to earth somewhere.

chink

i phoned ford and they dint know what i was talking about

what will the diode do?