31-01-2012, 06:54 PM
lh_4827 Wrote:could be the Diode pack on the alternator. sounds exactly like what mine did when my alt died. the diode pack stops electricity backfeeding through the alternator to the rest of the cars systems. or at least thats what i took from a brief explaination from the AA man..
alt light was also on when car was driving too..
Correct.. Just to add the alternator provides an a/c the diods will convert that to d/c
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