My drifto wagon

gtst lad · Post by **gtst lad** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:38 pm

good luck with it, hopefully be something nice and easy to sort.

what was it doing then?

Kieron · Post by **Kieron** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 9:40 am

Just slowly draining itself without putting a charge back in. I have had the alternator tested and it was fine. I also checked all the usual earths and wires etc but I can't see anything. Needs to be tested properly and I don't have the equipment.

gtst lad · Post by **gtst lad** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 1:02 pm

Have you tried testing each cell in the battery with a hydrometer? if there's a problem with a cell in the battery it wouldn't hold a charge for very long.
I'm guessing you've changed the battery though.

Kieron · Post by **Kieron** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 1:41 pm

Yep, battery changed.

At the moment they are now saying there is a charging fault with the alternator. :roll:

and sorry for taking your thread off topic.

gtst lad · Post by **gtst lad** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 2:07 pm

ahhh no worries, a charging fault shouldn't be that hard to track down.
I work with 2-8 berth hire boats on the broads which have 6 big leisure batterys using 2 alternators and a few relays to split the batterys so quite often have to track down charging problems.

Good luck with it, shouldn't be hard for them to test it all with a multi meter and track down the problem 8)

Bladerider · Post by **Bladerider** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 3:32 am

Hello Paul,

Nice to see a positive vibe round here towards drifters !!!

Shame I didnt get a chance to come over and say hi on Sunday - other than panicking about tyre pressures when it was still raining and getting Terry to allow me time to try settings if I needed to. Just glad the track dried so we could run with the normal settings and pressures 10 psi down.

Seeya next weekend,

J.

gtst lad · Post by **gtst lad** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 8:04 pm

Hello fella, you were looking good at d1 :notworthy:

i'm going to miss the final round since i've got to work

goodluck for it btw.

Bladerider · Post by **Bladerider** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 8:04 pm

Thanks alot,

J.

Rolygtst · Post by **Rolygtst** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 8:27 pm

Hello Fella
Saw you at snett today,Fantastic Drifting if i could handle a motor half as well as that i would be a happy man :-D

gtst lad · Post by **gtst lad** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 8:49 pm

Thanks matey

pop along to one of the driftuk practice days and have ago http://www.driftuk.co.uk

beware you may get addicted though 8)