Spark, Luke & ch :D
Tks for help, we have found the fault it was the cables going from the altenator to assisted starter, they were practically burnt out. We have replaced them. Touching the blue wire to the body brought the battery light on on the dash. That told us the wiring was...
Spark, my hubby will check the wiring tomorrow as its dark tonight. The car is a J reg Ford Fiesta. 1.1. he says what should the voltage be. Tks for your help its really appreciated.
CH - will check the fuses tomorrow also. Many thanks.
Spark, my husband says there are no loose wires and the voltage going across the battery is 12.2 its the same when the engine is running or not. Were thinking that although it is a new altenator it must be a faulty one. Wots your opinion. Ts
yesterday when my husband was trying to fix it, and couldnt, the light was staying on, faintly, but then it completely went out and doesnt even come on when the car starts up so he thinks the bulb has blown.
My 18 yr old son has a J reg Fiesta. It hasn't been driven for 2 years but has been started now and again. The battery light was staying on so we replaced the Altenator, the light didn't go off but was very faint. So as the car had not been used for 2 years we replaced the battery. But the...