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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: bodgeitjo on December 20, 2007, 18:54:33

Title: any ideas not starting
Post by: bodgeitjo on December 20, 2007, 18:54:33

hi all disco was running fine, parked up since sunday started fine even after freezing  weather. went to work this morning ok when i came home rev counter wasn"t workin then went to go out again  wouldn"t start :cry:  jumped it go"s fine but batt flat straight away,

Title: any ideas not starting
Post by: wingy on December 20, 2007, 19:15:07

Have a look and see if you have an alternator drive belt? or has it come off, other than that i'm affraid your alternator has had it.

Rev counter is controlled form the alternator, and as you said you battery was flat thats points towards it not charging.

Hope this helps

Title: hi
Post by: python on December 20, 2007, 19:20:08

is your charging circuit ok,? battery and altenator? also check cables esp the earth.

Title: any ideas not starting
Post by: bodgeitjo on December 20, 2007, 20:54:45

just a quick update and query. put a volt meter on batt with engine running putting out about 13.70 volts on tick over, slight throttle volts raise, increase revs volts drop. but sometimes they do raise :?  .again somtimes rev counter works sometimes not. altenator six monthes old. could it work sometimes and sometimes not. have put extra earth on aswell

Title: any ideas not starting
Post by: Skibum346 on December 20, 2007, 20:57:31

Check the brush pack on the back of your alternator... mine died on me and I found the brushes had worn to stubs... I had a spare in the garage and swapping them over did the trick.

Not sure if you can buy them seperately but I'd have thought so and I'd expect for a whole lot less than an alternator!

Title: any ideas not starting
Post by: freeagent on December 21, 2007, 00:01:41

sounds like the regulator on the alternator is on the way out...

Title: any ideas not starting
Post by: Guardian. on December 21, 2007, 01:10:04

errr, sounds like the landrover to me :lol:

Title: any ideas not starting
Post by: landroverkeith on December 21, 2007, 15:50:07

Quote from: "Guardian."

errr, sounds like the landrover to me :lol:

Gona say lol that sounds just like The "Discovery Effect"

Title: any ideas not starting
Post by: fezzy192 on December 21, 2007, 16:49:55

i.d say something to do with your alternator as thats were your rev counter works from

Title: any ideas not starting
Post by: bodgeitjo on December 23, 2007, 22:40:47

Quote from: "freeagent"

sounds like the regulator on the alternator is on the way out...

yes i know  im totally thick :? but is the regulator the little black box at back of alternator :oops:  :roll: .thanx

Title: any ideas not starting
Post by: ben_haynes on December 23, 2007, 22:57:31

yes it is the black box