z1000st
Well-Known Member
Morning one and all
I'm having alternator issues and would like your thoughts
battery light flashing on and off for a few miles then on all the time
12.4v on the battery cleaned all the connections .... light still on
hit alternator with a bar and hammer ..... engine revs drop and charging at 14.06v
runs fine for 10 minutes or so then battery light on again .So to me that would suggest alternator is on its way out , so thought sod it and filled it with wd-40 not sure if that was a good idea or not but time will tell and all seems ok so far , could i be right(ish) in thinking the brushes are probably worn out ? the old girl has done 131k miles and as far as i'm aware its the original alternator
I'm having alternator issues and would like your thoughts
battery light flashing on and off for a few miles then on all the time
12.4v on the battery cleaned all the connections .... light still on
hit alternator with a bar and hammer ..... engine revs drop and charging at 14.06v
runs fine for 10 minutes or so then battery light on again .So to me that would suggest alternator is on its way out , so thought sod it and filled it with wd-40 not sure if that was a good idea or not but time will tell and all seems ok so far , could i be right(ish) in thinking the brushes are probably worn out ? the old girl has done 131k miles and as far as i'm aware its the original alternator