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help rather strange problem
forkarm:
I would agree with Mace.Removing the belt just gave the immobilizer time to cool down and start the engine again.Have you tried putting the belt back on and starting the engine ? Try putting a live feed from the battery straight to the stop selonoid on the pump and if it starts ok then it is sure to be the immobilizer(spider)
good luck :)
bullfrog:
Ah yes , No it would not. Check earths and relay in dash as this will "freeze" an engine one minute and free it up the next.
ade666:
not sure if the 94 model has an immob. looks like i'll have to take my laptop and rave cd to work and try earths etc.... is there any way i can tell if the alt has a creamed bearing. thinking back to just before it died i did notice the rev counter bobbing up and down at tick over its normally rock steady
Mace:
OK I'm sober now. I can't see how a seized alternator would stop your engine. It'll just rip the fan belt off. If the engines got enough power to get 2 tonnes up a 45 deg incline it'll not stop for a piddly alternator bearing.
Your 94 300 will have an imobilizer. It's hidden in the dash behind the Radio. When mine went all I did was take the box apart and gently resolder the pins on the circuit board. It's not stopped since.
I can give you a few pointers if your like but I'd hazzard a guess that anything to do with the belts or alternator at the front is just coincidence and you're barking up the wrong tree. :wink:
Damonski:
This be the one: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/stage1v8/TechnicalSpider.htm
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