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[RobG]

Thanks Rob, are all 3.2 alternators the same?


the spare I have is off an mv6 3.2. Customer spec. Will that part number do.?

Not sure Chris, may be worth contacting seller.
VX part # for the 120A is BR14-T3-V14 or there`s these
http://www.woodauto.com/Component.aspx?Ref=VRG46418  (unbranded)
http://www.woodauto.com/Component.aspx?Ref=VRG46479  (Bosch)

[RobG]

I need to get a meter on it later, but could the fix be as simple as this dodgy contact shown in the bottom pic?

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=90512.0

Quite possible, had one like that, good clean and was OK for about a year

[Marks DTM Calib]

Those later alternators are not as reliable as the early ones and I seem to recall the regulator chip having some intelligence so it chucks the light on bright when the output drops (so check the rectifier diodes to).

As for distance. I have towed a dead Omega 80 miles on a partialy charged battery at night and the engine is not a huge consumer.

[Kevin Wood]

My regulator came from MURE. Worth getting the bearings too, and doing a proper refurb, if it's the reg. that has failed.

The receipt was around somewhere <rummage>.

As said, I've got an alternator ready to go if required urgently.

[Radar]

Just a word of thanks to Radar btw.

Turned my phone on this morning ,after the battery died at the crucial moment last night, and was quite touched to find texts and voice mail from him offering a jump start if needed.

What a true gent.

Thankyou to Radar.

H and Chris. 

Thankyou, your most welcome - the good thing is you got home

[feeutfo]

Those later alternators are not as reliable as the early ones and I seem to recall the regulator chip having some intelligence so it chucks the light on bright when the output drops (so check the rectifier diodes to).

As for distance. I have towed a dead Omega 80 miles on a partialy charged battery at night and the engine is not a huge consumer.

Mark, have you seen who your talking to?  

[feeutfo]

Just a word of thanks to Radar btw.

Turned my phone on this morning ,after the battery died at the crucial moment last night, and was quite touched to find texts and voice mail from him offering a jump start if needed.

What a true gent.

Thankyou to Radar.

H and Chris. 

Thankyou, your most welcome - the good thing is you got home

[Auto Addict]

Home now. Piece if piss. Didn't skip a beat.


Jump leads for a while then went for it. Electrics seem fine, although the alarm went off moving mine nearer to Dads merc. Which reminds me, it did exactly the same thing on Boxing Day morning after a lay up of 3 days. Power sounder went off for 30seconds, couldn't turn it off. Presume its seeing low battery voltage and thinks the battery is being disconnected or whatever.

Battery is a "go" job with a very very black indicator.

Where do I get a regulator from for these alternaters? I have a spare alternator somewhere, so will recon my one while its off the car if possible.

There were a load of Go batteries produced with faulty indicators, if you take it off and give it a shake, it may glow green.

[feeutfo]

Shake it? Bloody throttle it!

I do wonder if this explanes the grumpy running on gas from cold. Cold also meaning a low charge in the battery.

[Marks DTM Calib]

It's a truely shite lpg system if it can't cope with a supply that is a volt or so lower

[Lazydocker]

I think it's wishful thinking Mine ran fine on the saloon and I had battery crimp issues that dropped voltage to 12V when all electrical loads were on and it was fine

[feeutfo]

It was showing 11.2 volts on the meter.

[aaronjb]

If I'd actually read this thread (I ignored it and didn't look at who posted it as I figured it'd be a simple question already answered) I'd have said you were welcome to stop in on your way back for a top-up..

But I didn't. So you weren't. 

[Kevin Wood]

My LPG setup was working perfectly until everything else gave up when my alternator packed in.

If I'd actually read this thread (I ignored it and didn't look at who posted it as I figured it'd be a simple question already answered) I'd have said you were welcome to stop in on your way back for a top-up..

But I didn't. So you weren't. 

Ditto, and if you'd said where you were going from and to it might have been handy.

 

[TheBoy]

If I'd actually read this thread (I ignored it and didn't look at who posted it as I figured it'd be a simple question already answered) I'd have said you were welcome to stop in on your way back for a top-up..

But I didn't. So you weren't. 

See, I said leave him stranded...  (as long as Mrs CG wasn't with him, as she'd whollop me)