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best way to check the alternator is working is, start the car, and disconnect the battery, if the alterantor is working it will continue running, if not it will stall dead.
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![]() Battery's charged and on - Engine's still revving up and down, but amongst other things one of my pipes have bust - P*ssing water all over my drive!!! ![]() Was too hot to check where from yesterday (still have to disconnect the battery while the engine is running to check the charge), but I'd have thought that with a juiced-up battery (I checked - It's 12.5 volts now), I'd have thought that at least the un-even revving should have gone away??... Getting pretty p*ssed off now! - Will crawl under the car tonight and try to have a feel where that hose is bust (hopefully it IS just a hose!!)... Dammit - Can't even drive it anywhere to get it sorted now!... ![]()
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get a 3000gt Den!!! haha!! by the way i have split with the missus. My silvia is up for sale!!!!
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Maybe your water leak is leaking on your alternator/electrics or engine management sensors.
Clean all the sencors up and check them. Another idea is when its idling push and pull slightly on the inlet manifold and see if that effects the idle as a buggered inlet manifold gasket can cause those rpm symptoms. Also Connect your s12 to another car with jump leads with the other car running and see if that helps as 12.5v is not enough output at the battery with the engine running.As you say it should be ok but i dont know how fussy your management is oh..and.........3000gt are big and heavy lol ![]() ![]()
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![]() ![]() I think you're right about the power - 12.5 volts when running's not enough is it? - I'll hook up the fiesta (or Tom's Range Rover if he nips up!) - Either way, it'll be nice it it idles smoothly (I think it's just that with the electrics, water leak AND erratic running problem all happening at once, I'm WELL p*ssed off! - If they'd happened separately, I'd have only had to take 'em one at a time ![]() Will also check the inlet mani as suggested, but seriously mate - Cheers for the info! ![]() PS - Paul? - 3000GT's are BIG man - Lotta weight to pull, and they pretty much drive themselves! (Where's the fun in that eh? ![]() PPS - yer sound too happy about both the missus AND the car going?!?! - ...have you had a bump on the head?! ![]() Ironic! - I was going to nip up and show you the beastie during the five minutes or so it was actually running well, but then she got poorly again... ![]()
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funnily enough the doc has diagnosed me with acute depression!!! it affects me very strangely. All went wrong when i bought a replacement T3 and it was noo good. I started then. Anyway, Im pleased with the 3000gt. Reliable fairly fast (320bhp uk spec) and ok to drive. I will fix silvia fully before she goes to a new home i think.
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Den, I thought you were bringing the car up to me to have the wiring sorted? |
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![]() Yep - I'm dying to bring her up mate - Unfortunately a bloody hose split/leaks (and it's near the tubby! ![]() ![]() Might see if I can borrow a trailer.... ![]() Will DEF. be up though mate - it'll be reallly good catching up and sorting my electrics out once and for all! ![]() ![]() Cheers again, Den.
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how is the dump valve condition, when my valve went tits up, that gave erratic idle and missfire.
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