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Hi again everybody,

RPMs go up but no additional traction,

Okay gives me two seperate problems,

Replacing Clutch and

getting into exhaust manifold, its a right tight space in there,
and ...

Hi Everybody,

Myself and my 1983 924 are experiencing a loss of power,
When driving it felt as if l was running out of gears,
l accelerated in a gear beyond its ability to move the car.

I fel ...

Old (Chinese) sage advice:

"Do a job you really enjoy doing and you will never work a day in your life"

George
Fuerteventura
Cars at home this week
Glasgow. Scotland

I originally typed in completely shagged and then changed it to knackered.......

Knackered - okay its a horse (power) thing, ye olde knacker used to purchase clapped out horses in his knacker ...

Hi Guys,

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you,

Haveing checked t he cable from battery to alternator, it was wasted, the movement must have finished it off.

Replaced it thinking that th ...

Sorry guys

l am in Turkey for two weeks- until 26th Oct- will get back to car problem when l get home to frozen Scotland-

Cheers

George
Marmaris
Turkey

Hi Guys,

Disconnected the existing cable from alt B+ and ran my test cable from there to battery +.

Alternator/battery light does not light up with engine off, engine on or engine running.

Ge ...

Just a thought,

I had connected the bypass cable on top of the exisiting B+ to starter, l dont know if that would be the culprit?

I am going to recheck the situation..

George
Glasgow
Scotla ...

Hi guys

just got back in,

Re attached cable to alt B+ and ran direct to battery +, alternator light in car comes on with no key in ignition??

Will recheck output on alternator at B+ it was ...

Morning World 2,

Connected my cable from B+ alternator to battery + , climbed inside car and the alternator/battery light was on ???

I never expected that....

Any thoughts on this .........? ...

Morning world,

Yesterday the sun shone, this morning the car is covered in ice,

Checked alternator rating from purchase invoice history, it says 75amps,
which reading the above makes me doubt ...

Cheers Smoothie,

I am going to run the bypass cable in the morning, if it clears up my non charging problem, l can then get underneath and check the cable between the alternator and the starter and ...

My 1977 924 had similar problems, check:

Beneath battery compartment, above fuse box, its a common problem,

window seals on the doors exterior and coresponding drains in doors beneath hinges. ...

Having cleaned and greased all my grounds as suggested by the forum,

Having had to get the haynes wiring diagram (page 306 - 1981 on) enlarged as l must be going blind, now sitting with A3 versions ...

Hi Guys,

Aint had a chance to do anything yet, family commitments and the weather is not really any good for working out in the street on the car.

However l got hold of the Haynes manual for the ...