Re: Rover 214 SEi Project
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2020 11:30 am
Looks very, very nice....I'd say the bonnet is the best bit though ha ha
Thanks mate. Really pleased with it. Or I will be once a couple of scabby areas are treated.
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Re: Rover 214 SEi Project
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2020 11:58 am
Re: Rover 214 SEi Project
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2020 11:59 am
It’s better than the one that was there before for sure!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
Re: Rover 214 SEi Project
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2020 8:18 pm
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Re: Rover 214 SEi Project
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2020 8:26 pm
Looks great 
Re: Rover 214 SEi Project
Posted: 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?
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?
Re: Rover 214 SEi Project
Posted: 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.
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.
Re: Rover 214 SEi Project
Posted: 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.
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.
Re: Rover 214 SEi Project
Posted: 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?
Re: Rover 214 SEi Project
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2020 5:11 am
Plenty of releasing agent on the adjuster bolt below the alternator!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?