Rover 200 & 400 Owners Club - Rover 214 SEi Project

redandwhitE · Post by **redandwhitE** » Mon Jul 13, 2020 11:30 am

Looks very, very nice....I'd say the bonnet is the best bit though ha ha

Paul_1978_yorks · Post by **Paul_1978_yorks** » Mon Jul 13, 2020 11:58 am

Russnp wrote: ↑Mon Jul 13, 2020 11:20 am That looks absolutely fantastic

Thanks mate. Really pleased with it. Or I will be once a couple of scabby areas are treated.

Paul_1978_yorks · Post by **Paul_1978_yorks** » Mon Jul 13, 2020 11:59 am

redandwhitE wrote: ↑Mon Jul 13, 2020 11:30 am Looks very, very nice....I'd say the bonnet is the best bit though ha ha

It’s better than the one that was there before for sure!

220 GSi turbo · Post by **220 GSi turbo** » Mon Jul 13, 2020 8:18 pm

'Delete badge option' was available free of charge in the mid 1990s it was the time when company car drivers were on a constant quest for one-upmanship and if one did not have the top of the range model, de-badging was the easy way to cover it up

prepace · Post by **prepace** » Mon Jul 13, 2020 8:26 pm

Looks great

Paul_1978_yorks · Post by **Paul_1978_yorks** » Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:06 am

Only really been using the car properly in the last few days. Yesterday I found the new battery was dead.

I took it off the car and charged it up to about 12v. I then jump started the car, and checked the charge which was still showing 12v - so I presume the alternator is not working (and it does seem suspiciously noisy).

I checked the slam panel earth and battery leads to the alternator etc, and all looking in good order.

No battery light on the dash, but would my alternator diagnosis seem to be correct?

220 GSi turbo · Post by **220 GSi turbo** » Wed Aug 12, 2020 9:38 am

I would agree with you on that one, Paul.

It is probably leaking through the rectifier when the engine is not running.

To confirm diagnosis if you want to, unplug the alternator, reconnect the battery and leave it for a few days.

crepello · Post by **crepello** » Wed Aug 12, 2020 11:53 am

You could compare the battery drain (ignition off) with the alternator both in circuit and unplugged, to get a pointer towards an internal short.
Additionally if there was a 'hot electrics' aroma when the engine was driving the alternator, that also would suggest an internal fault such as a shorted diode in the rectifier.
Spare rectifiers are easily come by.

Paul_1978_yorks · Post by **Paul_1978_yorks** » Thu Aug 13, 2020 10:43 pm

I think I am just going to swap the alternator and have a go at doing it myself. Never swapped one before. Anything to look out for?

itcaptainslow · Post by **itcaptainslow** » Fri Aug 14, 2020 5:11 am

Paul_1978_yorks wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 10:43 pm I think I am just going to swap the alternator and have a go at doing it myself. Never swapped one before. Anything to look out for?

Plenty of releasing agent on the adjuster bolt below the alternator!

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