On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 00:05:58 +0100, "Tim Wood"
wrote:

What have people done to eliminate the problem??

With a Mini, you shouldn't have too many problems tracking down a
heavy duty alternator, as they've been used pretty extensively for
rallying. Without an upgrade, you'll almost certainly have problems.

If you upgrade, I'd also recommend replacing the front to rear power
cable under the car, as the cable outer sleeve has a habit of
cracking, and then the cable corrodes internally. It's also not really
up to the job of working with a heavier alternator.

I'd also replace:-

engine to chassis earth strap
battery to earth strap
alternator to solenoid power lead

If it's got lead push on/screw down battery caps on that age, then
those definitely need upgrading.

Jon
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