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willow
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Post Sun Mar 20, 2005 7:42 am

This was weird.

I was driving someone to Gatwick this morning, so I was coming off the M23 when suddenly there was a slight loss of power, the radio went off and my dash lights dimmed. The engine power returned to normal after an instant but the dash lights remained dim and the radio remained off for a good three or four minutes 8O
Then as suddenly as it happened all returned to normal!
When I got to the airport I checked the battery connections and they seemed perfect - any ideas :roll:

The only unusual thing I remember was when I started the car this morning, the battery light came on for a couple of seconds.
I haven't had the car long, and this the first time I've experienced this.

Any help would be appreciated!

Cheers,

Willow.
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Jesus325iTouring
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Post Sun Mar 20, 2005 9:04 am

Sounds like classic altenater issues to me,if it was intermittent,try cleaning up all the connectors and wires that run to and from it.
If this doesn't solve it,you might be best to get it checked out.
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willow
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Post Sun Mar 20, 2005 9:47 am

Okay, thanks for that - I'll get it checked out.

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Post Sun Mar 20, 2005 9:49 am

:cool: :cool:
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