Hiya, I'd be grateful for any help please for this damsel in distress 
. My battery light and stop light started flickering a couple of days ago, and gradually stayed on more and more until it was lit most of the time. Voltage with the car running was ~12v when the battery light was on, and ~14v when the light was off, as to be expected. Voltage across the alternator, from big red terminal to alternator case is ~12v with the battery light on, so am I right in thinking that the alternator is fried, even tho the intermittent fault seems to point to a loose connection?
Is there anything else I need to check? I've uploaded a pic of the alternator connections - I have no idea why a wire seems to have been removed - might this be significant? Do I need to check any earthing connections on the alternator or is it just earthed through the mounting bolts! Cheers guys! :cheers:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/107193798/IMAG0041.jpg
. My battery light and stop light started flickering a couple of days ago, and gradually stayed on more and more until it was lit most of the time. Voltage with the car running was ~12v when the battery light was on, and ~14v when the light was off, as to be expected. Voltage across the alternator, from big red terminal to alternator case is ~12v with the battery light on, so am I right in thinking that the alternator is fried, even tho the intermittent fault seems to point to a loose connection?Is there anything else I need to check? I've uploaded a pic of the alternator connections - I have no idea why a wire seems to have been removed - might this be significant? Do I need to check any earthing connections on the alternator or is it just earthed through the mounting bolts! Cheers guys! :cheers:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/107193798/IMAG0041.jpg
