Battery/charging warning light on.
Hi everyone,
It was rather long time since I was here at the forum, but I only goes here when there is a problem with the car.
I noticed halfway home from work today that the red Battery light was on. When I came home I meassured the voltage with the engine off to 11.4 V!!! I asked my son for help to meassure the voltage with the engine running and it was at the same when I had the engine running. I tried different rpm's and it was no change in the Battery voltage. I have not had any p
You may have brushes worn out in your alternator? Not so expensive fault. If you are d.i.y. there is an easy way to try to test (if you´re not d.i.y.- person, just skip following):
Knock the alternator side with wooden stick and little hammer. The brushes may move a little and get contact again for a while.I did that to my T27 and was able to drive at least 50 km with working alternator. I replaced brushes myself later.
Other possibility: charge Battery and drive to workshop. They have