Alternator short dead?

[Yendor]

LOL.....It can't be any worse then a ZD30 with dual batteries.

[growler2058]

OK mine when ignition was on but motor not running, my battery/alt light wouldnt come on as it usually would and those of you at loveday seen ol Aggie no go. And my glow plug indicator light only came on for 1/4 of a second. By the time I got home all seemed good, ie when i shut her down, then turned the ignition on without cranking my battery/alt light was back on, then upon starting went off straight away as per normal function. So maybe mine and maybe yours also just needed a good clean out??? Maybe the brushes could be stuck like that Yota drivers????? Wishful thinking maybe??

[AB]

Not sure mate but I had a scary ride home...lol....I just had enough volts to run the brake lights and had to get home before dark and before it poured rain as lights and wipers would suck it dead.

I'm going to pull mine out this weekend and have a looksie.

[Maxhead]

OK mine when ignition was on but motor not running, my battery/alt light wouldnt come on as it usually would and those of you at loveday seen ol Aggie no go. And my glow plug indicator light only came on for 1/4 of a second. By the time I got home all seemed good, ie when i shut her down, then turned the ignition on without cranking my battery/alt light was back on, then upon starting went off straight away as per normal function. So maybe mine and maybe yours also just needed a good clean out??? Maybe the brushes could be stuck like that Yota drivers????? Wishful thinking maybe??

How was the Yota driver, poor blokes were under the vehicle for most of their time out there......

[growler2058]

How was the Yota driver, poor blokes were under the vehicle for most of their time out there......

After Fixer got it out for them Tony gave it a shake up and the brushes were stuck in whith sh1t so he cleaned em up and they were back in aaction

[Maxhead]

After Fixer got it out for them Tony gave it a shake up and the brushes were stuck in whith sh1t so he cleaned em up and they were back in aaction

On ya fixer, showed those Toyo boys,,,LOL.

Thats why after every session I high-pressure washed the engine bay as much as possible but still had bit of crap in the radiator as she ran hot most of the way home..

[AB]

Well finally got the alternator off this morning and it looks super clean so I'm thinking the short blew something.

Now that It's out, does anyone know of any tests or tricks I can do or something I can check out myself to maybe fix before giving it to an auto elec???

Always keen to learn and fix things myself...lol

[growler2058]

Need to check the brushes are not stuck in mate like the crooza at loveday was

[97_gq_lwb]

Well finally got the alternator off this morning and it looks super clean so I'm thinking the short blew something.

Now that It's out, does anyone know of any tests or tricks I can do or something I can check out myself to maybe fix before giving it to an auto elec???

Always keen to learn and fix things myself...lol

Their is a pretty good guide in the manual on how to test it all even has pics lol

[AB]

Ok, alternator is all fixed.

The problem was after it shorted out the brushes heated up and wouldn't expand so they needed to be replaced.