Bob Hobden

The owner of the dead Disco finally arrived back home and he called to say
he just removed the ancillary belt and the engine started first time so it
was the alternator seized as Mark Draper said. Thank you Mark.
Neither of us can believe it could lock an engine solid but it did, must be
a result of toothed belts as opposed to "V" belts.
regards
Bob.

Austin Shackles

On or around Sun, 20 Mar 2005 10:45:26 -0000, "Bob Hobden" <me@privacy.net>
enlightened us thusly:

>The owner of the dead Disco finally arrived back home and he called to say
>he just removed the ancillary belt and the engine started first time so it
>was the alternator seized as Mark Draper said. Thank you Mark.
>Neither of us can believe it could lock an engine solid but it did, must be
>a result of toothed belts as opposed to "V" belts.

that belt will drive a 100A alternator, which is nominally 1400W maximum
output. I bet the belt is capable of transmitting several KW, and as such,
would defeat the starter motor which is probably not over 2KW.

not seen a jammed alternator meself, but it could happen.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
"Remember that to change your mind and follow him who sets you right
is to be none the less free than you were before."
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121-180), from Meditations, VIII.16

beamendsltd

In message <1asq31dbamtav65g4otat9tmao184mva7l@4ax.com>
Austin Shackles <austinNOSPAM@ddol-las.net> wrote:

> On or around Sun, 20 Mar 2005 10:45:26 -0000, "Bob Hobden" <me@privacy.net>
> enlightened us thusly:
>
> >The owner of the dead Disco finally arrived back home and he called to say
> >he just removed the ancillary belt and the engine started first time so it
> >was the alternator seized as Mark Draper said. Thank you Mark.
> >Neither of us can believe it could lock an engine solid but it did, must be
> >a result of toothed belts as opposed to "V" belts.
>
> that belt will drive a 100A alternator, which is nominally 1400W maximum
> output. I bet the belt is capable of transmitting several KW, and as such,
> would defeat the starter motor which is probably not over 2KW.
>
> not seen a jammed alternator meself, but it could happen.

It's fairly common - one customer just bought a 300Tdi
Discovery for peanuts due to a sized engine....... why
does that never happen to me!

Richard
--
www.beamends-lrspares.co.uk sales@beamends-lrspares.co.uk
Running a business in a Microsoft free environment - it can be done
Powered by Risc-OS - you won't get a virus from us!!
Helping keep Land Rovers on and off the road to annoy the Lib Dems

Marc Draper

In message <3a52htF67fcn6U1@individual.net>, Bob Hobden <me@privacy.net>
writes
>The owner of the dead Disco finally arrived back home and he called to say
>he just removed the ancillary belt and the engine started first time so it
>was the alternator seized as Mark Draper said. Thank you Mark.
>Neither of us can believe it could lock an engine solid but it did, must be
>a result of toothed belts as opposed to "V" belts.
>regards
>Bob.
>
>



Thanks for letting us know.


--
Marc Draper

Colonel Tupperware

On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 09:25:30 +0000 (UTC), beamendsltd
<beamendsltd@btconnect.com> wrote:

>
>> not seen a jammed alternator meself, but it could happen.
>
>It's fairly common - one customer just bought a 300Tdi
>Discovery for peanuts due to a sized engine....... why
>does that never happen to me!
>

'Seized', as in the alternator had stopped the belt and engine , but
the actual engine was OK?

Lucky b'stard. Or just sneaky.

--
ColonelTupperware,
spouting bollocks on Usenet since 1997
Usenet FAQ at
http://www.its.caltech.edu/its/servi...ws/news2.shtml
UPCE FAQ at http://upce.org.uk/ UKRM FAQ at http://www.ukrm.net/faq/

beamendsltd

In message <bagu311ufgnhfojhnpvhd8skts3nee3g06@4ax.com>
Colonel Tupperware <big.russ@tesco.net> wrote:

> On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 09:25:30 +0000 (UTC), beamendsltd
> <beamendsltd@btconnect.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >> not seen a jammed alternator meself, but it could happen.
> >
> >It's fairly common - one customer just bought a 300Tdi
> >Discovery for peanuts due to a sized engine....... why
> >does that never happen to me!
> >
>
> 'Seized', as in the alternator had stopped the belt and engine , but
> the actual engine was OK?

Alternator siezed.......

>
> Lucky b'stard. Or just sneaky.
>

Luck for him - unlucky for me, I spent hours on the dammed quotes....

Richard

--
www.beamends-lrspares.co.uk sales@beamends-lrspares.co.uk
Running a business in a Microsoft free environment - it can be done
Powered by Risc-OS - you won't get a virus from us!!
Helping keep Land Rovers on and off the road to annoy the Lib Dems