Alternator fault

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JohnP38

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Alton Hampshire UK/Cape Town SA
My P38 came up with "alternator fault" and the red battery symbol remained illuminated yesterday ,of course in the middle of a heavy downpour taking my daughter to the airport:eek:
Checked the output this am ,at 11,4 volts with the alternator body too hot to touch.Guess either shorted field coil or rectifier diode.Removed from vehicle,now anyone know of a place in Hants where I can have it repaired/overhauled or alternatively the best place to purchase a replacement.?

It has 94 as year of manufacture,so I guess it has had a good innings,cant complain too much,just the timing!:)
 
Also check the loom where it runs over the front of the engine. It can rub through and earth out the alternator live. Mine did this and then energised no 1 injector. It looked like a tractor running until I traced the problem.
 
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