Charging Problem

[steve_earwig]

There are some fuse diargams here http://www.peugeotlogic.com/#fuses but I can't find any Maxi fuses for either the glowplug relay or alternator

[Doggy]

Ground control to majortom.

Have you checked all the earth's?

Fell off my chair laughing at that one.

You definitely should have battery voltage on the big terminal and the small one too - it is an exciter - powers the rotor - alternators have no residual magnetism, so cannot produce an output without some magnetising of that there twirly-bit.

The nearest thing I have to 1.9TD circuit diagram shows the battery +ve connected to the starter, then a second cable on the same terminal at the starter going to the alternator output terminal. Maybe you have a dodgy connection at the starter and this is where you're losing the alternator to battery conection.

[Puggy2]

Carefully put a jump lead from big terminal on alternator to battery +ve put small wire on small terminal check if ignition light is on start engine ignition light should go out battery should be charging, if this works replace battery +ve lead.

[Puggy2]

So did you get to the end of this?

[majortom]

Hi all
Sorry for the age to reply to tell you of the solution to this, I forgot my password and have only just recovered it.
Anyways the problem was a really stupid thing as was my fault. It was simply that when I removed the alternator I tucked the second red wire (one of the two that go onto the big alternator terminal) up behind the loom/pump area to get it out of the way, and as it was a couple of weeks before I refitted the the alt I forgot about this wire!!!!!!
Well I am getting a little old and the old grey matter aint what it used to be!!!!
So I am very sorry to all of you that took the time to help me and also to my car who I cussed so many times!!!
Thanks again all
Nigel

[Doggy]

No worries, that's what we're here for.

Well done for getting it sorted.