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Firstly thanks very much for all your help with my problem I have fitted the new unit which was a new one, this was surprising as i was expecting the old one to have be repaired maybe this in its self is an indication that the old unit was faulty and nothing to do with what i may have done.
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I sent my alternator which is a 90Amp unit back to the shop i purchased it from for testing. Apparently the rectifier has gone and i was asked if i had jump started the van.Im not a complete expert when it comes to electrics on a car so i dont know why i was asked this. Any ideas?
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Duh!!!!! my fault yes it has the charge light lit up on the dash but again a strange thing it wasnt on before i went and changed the alternator but thought maybe the light was faulty as all the symptoms were telling me its a faulty alternator.
I think if it stops raining my plan of action is to ...

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Sorry for the confusion yes the starter battery goes flat while driving and the tell tale signs of this are the symptons i have described in my first post.I have now put a meter on the battery and fully charged it was showing just over 12 volts after starting it dropped to 11.70 volts. Even with ...

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Thanks guys for the much needed info, luckily a guy across the road has lent me a volt meter so if the rain stays away it looks like i have a busy day ahead of me. My concern is that the problem i have could of damaged the new alternator is this possible?

Dave

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First of all its a Ford Freda 2.5 Diesel 1996. My problem started about a month ago on a drive. I had on the radio, headlights and heater so quite a draw on the alternator. As time went on the radio went quiet it hadnt switched off just no sound was coming out, i worked out if i turned off ...