Rock Sliders = RTE with Nerf bars
Test for the vent tube... replace it, they are cheap.
Hi Joey;
Roger that!
Now, on to another issue (possibly related): i.e. I have been worried about the charging capacity of my alternator (i.e., if the diodes were still up to their task in the rectifier, etc.) as I have been getting fluctuations that I thought seemed a bit severe (i.e., in my volt meter) and, on occasion, I have got these wierd hard starts - as if the starter was about to give up the ghost (you know the sound - whrrrrr whrrrrr - and then real slow and then it catches). Then that problem goes away only to re-appear a couple of weeks later. I had this issue before I went for my double battery set-up and my main battery is a red top Optima (secondary - is a yellow top) - so its not that system. I have a good starter standing by just in case the current one really is headed for the reman shop (I think I asked you before about doing the starter instal on a disco) and, given some sort of bearing noise in my alternator, I just replaced that - just to be safe. Now, I have not had a chance yet to experience the slow starter phenomenon with the new alternator but I have experienced the issue that made me think I had a fuel pressure problem (which I have e-mailed you about) - i.e., even with my new alternator - when I switch on to start the vehicle it cranks nicely but no start - so, I have to do the same thing I was doing before - which was to wait a couple of seconds in the full on mode just before cranking (i.e., when all your regular warning lights, etc. are showing on your instrument cluster display). When I wait for these few seconds it cranks right up and starts. I have been thinking , maybe, this is a bad ground in the starter? Possibly a weakening but not dead fuel-pump (this might also help to explain the P1179 code)? Normally, I am fairly good at hunting things down but now I seem to be going around in a circle - just a bit. What's your impression here (any and all ideas welcome)?
Wolf
