ARW wrote:
John Williamson wrote:
ARW wrote:
tony sayer wrote:
If you have a spare battery and a set of jump leads that might
get you out of a fix if the worst comes to the worst..
Now I can do that. And I do have very good set of jump leads.

Alternatively, try one of the cigarette lighter jump lead sets and one
of the jump start batteries with a cigarette lighter socket built in.
Disconnect for starting, and connect while running. You don't even
need to open the bonnet. Or make up a lead with a cigarette lighter
plug on one end and a pair of decent Crocodile clips on the other.

Sure the Alternator is duff, not just a simple fan belt loss of
tension?...
Totally sure, it's whining like a posh bird who does not have
tickets for Ascot.

Let's hope the bearings don't fail totally, then. Electrically,
there's normally no problem running with no charge from the
alternator, but a mechanical failure can be a bit dramatic.

Nothing that the cutting the belt would not cure?

You may find that you need muscles in your legs and arms that you didn't
know you had, as the power steering pump will stop working if what you
have posted is correct. Ditto the vacuum pump for the brake servo. You
also need to be careful that the fan belt doesn't drive the water pump,
as that can cause a *very* expensive overheating problem very quickly
indeed.

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Tciao for Now!

John.