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(Message started by: Highlander on Aug 26^th, 2009, 11:08pm)

Title: Scorpio breakdown
Post by Highlander on Aug 26^th, 2009, 11:08pm

Broke down on the way to work this morning, alternator failed!

Battery light came on while on the motorway, Dash display showing 10v instead of 13.8 :(

switched everything electrical off (except wipers as it was torrential rain!) and thought i'd try to limp the final 20 miles to work..

Didnt manage it....

As i approached the large roundabout at Strathclyde Country Park (which is a main intersection for the Glasgow/Carlisle M74 so very busy at 8.30 in the morning) the engine died..

Not wanting to be Mr. Popularity for the next hour or so and abandon it in the middle of a three lane roundabout for the rush hour I did the honourable thing and crash landed it on top of the roundabout in the middle of the grass :)

Now I carry a spare alternator (Doesnt everyone??) but looking outside at the rain i decided i would spend an hour on the internet while waiting for a recovery truck :)

Local recovery driver arrived 40 mins later and diagnosed faulty alternator in the torrential rain...

" Not a big job to change it, but I dont have one on me" he says..

I wish I had a picture of his face when I told him I had one in the boot he could fit }{

Anyway, I said i'd be quite happy being recovered to my work and would fit it in the workshop.

All sorted now and waiting for the next failure :)

Title: Re: Scorpio breakdown
Post by Geoff_W on Aug 26^th, 2009, 11:41pm

Diesel? :o

Title: Re: Scorpio breakdown
Post by Highlander on Aug 27^th, 2009, 7:29pm

No, a 2.3 Estate I bought off Mr. Andrew (Arthur Daley) Higgins ;)

Although to be fair I have done about 9000 miles in it since i bought it ;D

Title: Re: Scorpio breakdown
Post by tlundkvi on Aug 27^th, 2009, 8:09pm

Exactly what you described happened to me on the A99 ring road autobahn in Munich from a speed of 140km/h. Shut everything down, at the end, even flashing indicators made the car jump. Limped a while, had 10km home, managed to pull out on a random exit and continued to drive. Where the car finally stopped I thought I was in the middle of nowhere, but voila, I was besides a garage workshop still open after 5pm. Can't say I got to hear nice things about the beloved cruiser from the mechanic. Charged it a bit and managed to limp home, last km was a pain.

You don't want to play with a bad alternator. Lucky for me this happened then, and not on the way to the Rostock ferry...

Title: Re: Scorpio breakdown
Post by scorpio_man on Aug 27^th, 2009, 10:43pm

on 08/27/09 at 19:29:51, Highlander wrote:

No, a 2.3 Estate I bought off Mr. Andrew (Arthur Daley) Higgins ;)

Although top be fair I have done about 9000 miles in it since i bought it ;D

hi stuart

mind that's not my alternator. all the 'bits' came with the replacement engine.

and anyway, 9000 miles in 4 months! :o

I've only done less than 3000 in the mondeo.

Title: Re: Scorpio breakdown
Post by Highlander on Aug 27^th, 2009, 10:55pm

lol yeah yeah ;)

Actually its probably one of the best behaved Scorpios I've had...

Title: Re: Scorpio breakdown
Post by Simmo on Aug 28^th, 2009, 7:41am

on 08/27/09 at 22:55:48, Highlander wrote:

Actually its probably one of the best behaved Scorpios I've had...

Perhaps the others match the owner :D ;D {}

Title: Re: Scorpio breakdown
Post by Highlander on Aug 28^th, 2009, 10:06am

Title: Re: Scorpio breakdown
Post by - Mike - on Aug 28^th, 2009, 7:17pm

Highlander, only carry an alternator in your boot for emergencies, your not quite as prepared as Matt look what he carries in his boot. ;) }{ }{

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a207/uib/Mattengine-1.jpg

Title: Re: Scorpio breakdown
Post by tlundkvi on Aug 28^th, 2009, 7:29pm

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Title: Re: Scorpio breakdown
Post by Matt on Aug 28^th, 2009, 7:45pm

:D Glad to say that huge lump is now on a work bench,

had a interesting pm about that 4.0 build, looks like i might have it running sooner then i thought ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

ps.

Mike hows the 24v rebuild going? if i can find another BOB engine on the cheap i'll be doing a strip down guide w/pics like i did with the autobox ;)

Title: Re: Scorpio breakdown
Post by - Mike - on Aug 28^th, 2009, 8:08pm

on 08/28/09 at 19:45:36, Matt wrote:

Mike hows the 24v rebuild going?

What can I say? I ordered the powder coating equipment to arrive in time for when I was off work so that I could finally begin, only for it to arrive damaged. So by the time it's replacement is due to arrive I'll be back in work and back on the fast road to getting no where. But if all this wasn't enough being bored one afternoon I decided to strip down my Astra of it's exhaust manifold, cat, downpipe, thermostat, radiator, fans, header tank and so on, as you do. :-X Actually, I had planned on do this eventually only not just yet! Oh! well. So far it's cost a fortune as I'm replacing all with new parts and as for this flaming rain it's ........... :-[

on 08/28/09 at 19:45:36, Matt wrote:

if i can find another BOB engine on the cheap i'll be doing a strip down guide w/pics like i did with the autobox ;)

That would be SO COOL 8) I can hardly wait :D

Mike

Title: Re: Scorpio breakdown
Post by wojtekor on Aug 31^st, 2009, 5:44pm

quite an adventure Stu ;)