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Old 06-05-07, 07:19 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Re: SPF/Olthoff install alternator issue

Also keep in mind cars such as this need some "fettling" and shake down. Even the best install by qualified and diligent people can have a "loose nut" or some such fault.

Keep the drives short and close to home until you are confident of the reliabilty. P1116 took a long period of gestation to solve a cooling issue (cheap reman water pump used in the engine build), a poor throttle cable design and of course, a flood of water leaks in the rain at speed.

These things aren't Benzes people, they take some fiddlin' to get right.

Rick
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