bastard!

[fish]

bastard! gave some dude a jump start the other week, he used his cables to hook it up and got it wrong. now my alternator is fried..
i was quoted 300 to 500 to fix it.
has anyone got a spare?
its for a bighorn 2.8tdi
very pissed, was trying to help.

[wopass]

bastard! gave some dude a jump start the other week, he used his cables to hook it up and got it wrong. now my alternator is fried..
i was quoted 300 to 500 to fix it.
has anyone got a spare?
its for a bighorn 2.8tdi
very pissed, was trying to help.

never ever let someone else hook up the leads to your vehicle if you are the donor...... ever.

i been there mate, know that feeling, learned that lesson when i was a young feller. gutted

[mercutio]

yeah i never let anyone touch the battery on any of my vehicles

hell i hardly let anyone touch anything to do with the engine and running gear

you never know hat they may stuff up

[dazza85]

Are you still looking ???

I think I know where there is one.

waiting for a reply to an email

[fish]

yea still looking.
theres a couple on trademe....
let me know
cheers...

[fish]

well im confused now the thing fixed itself.
auto sparky told me it was stuffed, but now it charges perfectly...?
whats going on?
happy about it though...

[gtblair]

I have one you can have for free if you pay freight. Its minus the vacuum pump on the back which you can swap over from yours. Its been through mud but a good clean out and should be good. Let me know if ya want it.

[kaney]

if he wants it i can get it sent to qtown for free

[SupraLux]

Check its not the blue relay in the fuse box under the bonnet... if that relay goes dodgy then the charge circuit doesn't go... which also means lights all over the dash and no heater...

Its a common intermittent fault in early bighorns

They are about $25ish from an auto sparky to replace...

Steve

[fish]

that exactly the problem! the fuel light timing belt light, ect and the heater
and radio cut out.
but its not doing it any more could it have just been loose?

[SupraLux]

Its common for them to go intermittent and get slowly worse... If it happens again, find the relay and give it a few taps with something hard... see if it fixes it... if it does then go buy a new relay - if not... ummm... go buy a new alternator lol... or check fuses, links etc...

Steve

[Azza]

that exactly the problem! the fuel light timing belt light, ect and the heater
and radio cut out.
but its not doing it any more could it have just been loose?

I discovered with my bighorn that sometimes the brushes can sometime stick if they get a bit of grit in there that stops them making contact with the armature, could also be a sign that your brushes are getting a bit worn too though they are cheap @ about $3-4 each + labour to fix

I would also sometimes get my fuel light etc coming on when the belt was wet, causing it to slip on the pulley... it would come right though after a few good revs

Az