Okay, so I was supposed to have sold the car. But owing to a number of difficulties in the sales process, namely:
1. Urgent arm-cramp when faced with returning phone inquiries
2. Numeric amnesia, specifically of numbers starting 07... 02... or 01. (Oddly, 09 numbers aren't, thankfully, affected).
3. Shakey Head Tut Tut Syndrome: in which regular drivers shake their heads and murmer stuff like; 'ooooh you'll never buy another you know' or 'me hernia's causing me farting reet bad'. The one I liked best was the the unsubtle yet effective; 'So you're selling out are you? [Very Long Pause] Who was that Chalres guy anyway....?'
To the point.
I changed an alternator myself - yes, really - and damn proud I was too. Except I think I put in a wrong 'un. It's a Bosch instead of a Ford (XR3 mk 2?). You see, I 've got a bit of wire left over and it sparks quite a lot when it touches the chassis. Costas Disgustingdigitopolous, the guy off whom I bought it (his gold tooth glinted, I swear, as I handed over the loot) seemed to think that this bosch number would work. But I don't think so.
Which alternator for an old Kent Xflow should I be using. And where can I get some moderately priced HT leads? And what's the best deal I could get on a 4 to 1 Caterham comp exhaust?
Thanks, and welcome back to me, if I may be so bold.
Chalres