Hello all,

Currently pulling nails with a 83 Pajero, a day or so ago the warning lights on the dash started to glow (Battery etc), also the glow plug light kept coming on and going out again.

Looked by the way that the other lights we behaving as though it was the alternator bushes on their way (Did this about 3 months ago and got a second hand one - problem resolved till now!)

Stripped the alternator down (What a dogs meal that was - who puts bushes on the inside?!) there was still about half an inch on the bushes but the alternator was full of whatever the wife pulled out the pond on the last off road experience! (Grass and mud!)

Right, got another second had one, problem lies with the fact that when I fit it and bolt on the main power I get very little in the way of lights on the dash - in fact I only get the hand brake and door open warning lights - none of the other usual lights. (Un bolt the main output from it and the lights on the dash work normally.)

I also only get 12 volts across the Battery while it's runnig rather than the 14 odd volts that I would expect.

Have I just got another dodgy alternator or does someone know of another fault that fits?

(Please don't tell me that this is a Pajero weak point - these are pigs to change!)

All - thanks in advance.