I have got a 1961 landrover which has had the dynamo replaced with an alternator by a someone. I am having problems with the battery running flat. I have got the Haynes manual but the wiring digrams are not very clear. The one with the alternator shows an earth and 2 other wires, are these both live? What does the voltage stabiliser look like and where would it fit? The diagrams show a resistor in the heater plug circuit where does that go? Thanks very much.
2007-08-19 08:09:04 · 5 answers · asked by chris h 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Ok this is my apprentice days all over again.Last bit first.The heater plug resistor is or should be on the bulkhead under the bonnet roughly central,and has a coiled wire appearance. Secondly,many dynamos were changed to alternator and sometimes left a redundant wire HAVE you connected this thinking its fallen off Second,when you know the battery is charged Park up but pull off the alt wires If it starts next day ok you know the alternator has got a fault If this is not the case,with battery charged,remove the battery earth lead and touch the terminal on and off Are you gettin g sparks IF YOU ARE disconnect things one by one on an elimination basis until hopefully you have solved the problem A common thing with older faithfulls is Has it got a tow bar wiring socket.These tend to corrode and short circuit One last thing is the resistor gets weak and bangs to much power to the glow plugs and burns them out The LR system is one glow plug down there all down.Series or parallel Hope its been of some use and i did all the land rover courses series iia on When i had my own garage i specialised in rover triumph freight rover and land rover Hope your lucky g
2007-08-22 06:40:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
you're right - because all of those land rovers series 1, 2 and 3 (now the 'defender') were four wheel drive. i used to have an early 60s series 2, and that lever is for engaging the four wheel drive.
2016-05-17 08:51:18 · answer #2 · answered by mirian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Land rover Owner International magazine. They have a website as well. Hope this helps.
2007-08-19 10:09:04 · answer #3 · answered by SKCave 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Oooo 1961- well, it probably wants to lie down and die now- you will lucky to get a modern book to fix that- wish i knew how to help you with that.
2007-08-19 09:22:19 · answer #4 · answered by Ellie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-08-19 09:00:46 · answer #5 · answered by Julie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋