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So pulled the ECU wiring today in order to see if that had any effect.... No change on the parasitic electrical draw. So more investigation is needed. There's a rogue cable in the boot which I think was originally from the ECU... Just need to find out exactly where :-k http://i1111.photobucket.com/a...

synXero wrote:Karl

Have you considered another car?

With the amount I've now spent on this one..... It's not an option that sits comfortably with me

It's a labour of love and I've invested far too much time, effort and money in it

Well the car is still off the road... It worked fine for a day and then I went to fire it up the next day and it's got exactly the same issues as before. Dead battery and a parasitic drain #-o Well it clearly wasn't the alternator but at least it's fitted with a brand new one and I've got a fully wo...

Good chat - next tests done with results below :thumleft: I'm catching criminals this afternoon :mrgreen: leave for work in about half an hour... So I disconnected the three pronged alternator lead again... That bloody thing is a pain in the ass to get off! :lol: Did a voltage test on the three port...

I've done x2 double shifts in work so I hadn't been able to do the test you suggested until this morning... I unplugged all the fuses in the engine bay fuse box.... http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h480/KarlHopkins999/C9AD181F-251B-4CE5-8DBD-AF255E9635DB_zpsai80izn9.jpg No change at all. So I als...

Just wondering if anyone had spotted this on eBay yet...
I've seen a Mk2 trike before but not a MK1 version yet

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RELIANT-ROBIN ... 19e59cc467

Enjoy

A bit too far for me to lend a hand I'm afraid I couldn't make out from your first post but is the issue definitely the alternator or do you need one in order to establish if the current alternator is at fault? If your not sure if the alternator is at fault the following tests might help: Voltage ch...

redmk1 wrote:Right what's the chances of someone near me having an alternator lyyou around that I could grab tomorrow??
Need to eliminate some issues without getting raped on parts
Thank you

Where are you?

That's pretty good value given how rare they are. Nice spot

It's a brand new alternator though - as in its literally days old

Peter I will try to call you but I've been called back into work so I probably won't be able to If you find a chance to drop me an email or a voicemail at some stage it would be appreciated

Right.... A bit of progress this evening I removed the three pin cable from the alternator this evening. My reading dropped from 0.41A to 0.04A I then plugged the three pin cable back in raising the reading back to 0.41A and set about pulling all the fuses again whilst measuring the electrical draw....

I will do it tomorrow and try to give you a bell - work depending :thumleft: Throwing ideas around but the absolute worst case scenario if I can't find the exact route of the issue, is that I install a kill switch on the alternator wire. Every time I get in the car I turn it on to engage the alterna...

Thoughts?? The diodes are fine in both alternators, and following tests today on both alternators they both turn out to be very healthy units. It's not the alternator at fault... There's something else going on. OK, do me a favour. Leave main alternator lead connected, but pull out 3 pin plug. I wi...

Thoughts??

The diodes are fine in both alternators, and following tests today on both alternators they both turn out to be very healthy units. It's not the alternator at fault... There's something else going on.

ashley wrote:Maybe irrelevant, but are you sure it's not you imobiliser?

When the alternator is unplugged the electrical draw is only 0.014A so Im pretty sure it's not the immobiliser.

I'm thinking it's based more around the alternator/battery wiring... Somewhere lol.

Just re-tried it, and it's showing a drain of 0.41A It's reading this on both the positive and negative terminals if that means anything. I can only think that it might be a wire shorting out between the battery and the alternator, it's definitely not an earthing issue. Bit stuck now without more in...

UPDATE.... Well the brand new alternator was bought, delivered and fitted under the belief that the old one had been drawing current from the system. The car was run for 10 miles with the new alternator in and then tested. This was now only showing a drain of 0.014A as opposed to the old 0.278A Prob...

My heater has never worked properly since I owned the car, and as the car is a daily driver and the cold days are quickly setting in its something that I'd like to sort out once and for all. In short I've got two issues. Once the car has been running and is up to temperature the heaters when on hot ...

Where is the best and most cost effective place to order paint from?

I'm looking to get hold of pre-mixed waterbased paint for my car so that I can home spray a couple of parts (boot and rear bumper)...

Any ideas/links?

Good idea on that rain tray. Just a thought though, would you not consider making it out of transparent Perspex. It's a shame that you've hidden half of that beautiful engine! Thanks - the car was in desperate need of one. I couldn't go through another alternator... I don't think I could afford it ...