Six Cylinders Motoring Notes - Progress for the Carlton Estate.

[Six-cylinder]

2 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Wasn’t the main problem with dynamos that they didn’t charge at idle? So alternators took over.

 

That is true, but it still used to charge when the revs raised a little. Now does not until it is spinning quite fast and these have adjustable regulators and I am hoping some adjustment will correct that.

[Six-cylinder]

The indicator is back in the Mercedes E320 and working but does not feel very secure.

I am going to ask @Mrs6C to take a look at it tomorrow.

[ianbmw]

1 hour ago, richardmorris said:

I note that the ABs lamp is now out, not necessarily the fault fixed.hahahaha 

The fan belt fell off during the test! But they carried on regardless.

 

but without the alternator charging, it throws an ABS light on due to not enough grunt.

[richardmorris]

31 minutes ago, ianbmw said:

The fan belt fell off during the test! But they carried on regardless.

 

but without the alternator charging, it throws an ABS light on due to not enough grunt.

Bit like my last 2cv test. No wipers, lights or headlights etc. well no the battery was dead and alternator wasn’t doing anything. Enough charge to get to the test though, and was running to do emissions .

[ianbmw]

In all honesty, with a leaking fuel pipe and the fan belt not charging the alternator, they should of stopped the test .

They also failed it on the EML light being on. However it’s a pre 2003 petrol and therefore, that’s not a failure.

 

im just going to take it to the local MOT man to me, who just does MOTs  and doesn’t pick up a spanner……or a watering can to put washer fluid in…..or a screw driver to adjust headlamps.