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Hi mate decided to get new oil switch but first gave it a tap with a spanner hey presto the bloody thing started working, so i am up and running at mo, but will get new relay as soon as. Thanks a lot for all your patience and info you saved me a lot of time and money, and i now know a lot more about engine electrics and fault finding. All the best mate. Chris Brown nb Nic Nac Thanks for the info.

checked all cables for continuity all ok, renewed cables to oil switch still no light.started engine heard loud click from relay now every thing is working except oil warning light.

Done test 12.4 at alt, same at battery, remove black lead from relay every thing same, took black lead from dom alt now charging at 13.8, but now no oil light.

Yes individully,and yes both ingnition lights go out, Will take voltage measurements and get back to you cheers

Start again///starter alt bad connection sorted,starter and domestic batts now being charged from starter alt ind wire from starter alt goes to green light,brown wire from dom alt ind goes to red light, black wire from dom alt ind goes to what looks like a relay of some kind, is this a split charge relay?also swapped alts getting charge from both alts but not together.

i took battery cable off alternator started engine and tried meter on both terminals with negative probe on negative battery terminal and got no reading, is B+ battery cable terminal? We have solar so we are getting some power but with the weather being like it is at the moment it is not enough. Have found a repairer so will proberbly go down that route.

will do continuity test, on the domestic alternator there are two wires brown and blue on the same spade,(ignition light spade) have you any ideas what they would be? got one thanks mate tried it alternator getting no reading. Cant find any earth strap?

Hi that means the starter alternator controls ignition light? Halfords is only two miles from where we are moored, at the moment.

Hi ignore last message the light does,nt go out.

Hi yes the light goes out but not completely.

Thanks for the suggestion on the staffs and worcester near kiddeminster will look on net. cheers Thanks will do.

The ignition light goes out but my batteries are not being charged, two altenators one for domestic one for starter battery, starter battery is being charged, but not domestic, fan belts tight, and new batteries. Am tring to get new alternator from halfords,lucas a127 but they want to know what car it is from???? Can you help please, chris brown

Hi Robbo we all ready have a heat exchanger for the calorifier does this mean we can fit another one? cheers Chris

Thank you Robbo, we are new to narrow boating and wanted a second opinion it did seem logical to us and we wondered why it hadn't been done.

Sorry another heating question. At the moment we have a twin coiled calorifier with bottom coil connected via heat exchanger and a fitted 1kw immersion. We also have a 3kw bubble stove supplying 2 rads total 2.5kw pumped system. Can i connect my rad system to the top coil of the calorifier so as to benefit from the heat when running the engine when under way, and also to benefit from running the stove and using over heat to warm the hot water. Cheers chris