M10 alternator wiring.

[Reck]

Spare alternator fixed it. The one that broke is 2 years old - the spare looks 30 years old. BMW/Bosch quality!

Grounded the mystery brown wire to alternator case, I'll find out what it is some other time.

[drjim]

Good news.

You are right that I've been about in the Baur a bit, try to meet up when the weather picks up.

Saw a gold e21 in hospital grounds last week, seen it before on Middleton road. Looked nice - you seen it around?

[e21-Mark]

Good news.

[Jeroen]

Good. Still makes you curious what exactly broke!

[Reck]

Good news.

You are right that I've been about in the Baur a bit, try to meet up when the weather picks up.

Saw a gold e21 in hospital grounds last week, seen it before on Middleton road. Looked nice - you seen it around?

No, seen a few E30's about. If I saw an unknown E21 in Manchester I'd hunt them down and stick the forum address under one of their wipers! A meet sounds good.

[Reck]

Good. Still makes you curious what exactly broke!

Yeah, weird eh? Could have been a bad earth I guess.. ? Initially it was earthed to the bolt that goes through the mounting bracket on the block (not the adjustment bolt), but on the side closest to the fan. I know there's a rubber bush here that could have been insulating it? Seems unlikely tho tbh. This time I earthed it on the same bolt, but on the side closest to the engine.Either way I'm not changing it again until it breaks!