[Japster]

Originally Posted by Japster

It is - I took it off before I tried anything else! - Thanks though - It was my first suspicion too!

PS - Got under the car last night - The water feed hose from the turbo had been melted through - Just caught it in time, as the coating on the protective heat blanket had worn through, and contact with the turbo had scorched through to the inside of the hose in one tiny point...

Have replaced it with some more hose, and now looking for some more (better!) heat wrap... (was a real bitch to get to though!) - Will fix this, and then try to sort out another alternator...

Hopefully I'll be nipping up to God's either next weekend or the weekend after if all's well! (Must check with God first though... )

Fingers crossed I guess, but the battery that I put in last week's already lost all of it's charge, so that's ominous too - Probably got a short or something somewhere, but hopefully SG will sort it out along with the other problems! (Will try another battery of course first....)

Thanks to all of you for the advice and sugeestions - It's well appreciated!

Well - Finally got my hands dirty again, and the hoses are back on - Started engine (on a charger pack!), and no leaks, though will def. need to invest in some heat wrap for the hoses - They're not touching any more, but I wanna make sure the same thing doesn't happen again, but this time 100+ miles away!

BITCH to get the alternator out, but nearly there - It's a bit tight in the ol' engine bay - lol!...

Found a place near me with one on the shelf - Re-con for £88... - Sound reasonable?... (Wanted £40 for fitting though, so f*ck that!)...

Should be winging my way up to Silviagod's for a cuppa in no time at this rate! - lol!

oh... erm... as soon as I get my clutch sorted that is! - The pedal was on the floor again after a week sat around, and the fluid was empty - Will grab a slave cylinder pronto methinks, and get under there again....

It's all good stuff though - I've become a bit braver and better off as a result of the advice and help from you guys, so I'll be buying some helpful people pints at the next event methinks!

Cheers,


Den.


PS - Car ran smooth while I had it hooked up to the booster/starter, and died the moment I cut the booster off, so pretty much shows that it'll be okay once the alternator's in and the battery's either replaced or charged up again.... I'm a happier chappy than last week...