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Well, we got to Kununurra on Sunday, got the alternator looked at on Monday, and it tested faulty on the car and good out of the car! They replaced the charging wire as they thought it was too small and they also thought the terminals had some sort of a problem, and that this combined was lowering the output. Though it had been fine for years, this did indeed fix it, and now I've got a $125 piece of wire. I guess I can't complain since I haven't had a professional look at the Landie for well over a decade now, but this is a good reason why I learned to fix things myself.
Anyway, though I tested everything I learned something new. I think the corrugated road shook a normally good part loose.
Now, where did I put that diesel engine? :-*
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Just for future reference for others, being an older vehicle, couldn't one have removed the positive terminal from the battery (carefully of course) to test if the alternator was supplying sufficient power to keep the vehicle running? If motor stalls then you know you are reliant on battery power only.
Likewise of course if you have someone with you swapping batteries allows you to keep running whilst they drive and recharge the battery in their vehicle for you.
Over to those with more knowledge on the older vehicles. (Doubt I would want to risk it on a computer controlled vehicle.... but then again in an emergency)
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that trick works a treat but as youve got a good battery in your vehicle and a dead/dying one in theres I usualy park where they can bump start down a hill. of course if you have an auto that wont work but then series rovers have crank handles for just such an emergancy....
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