Year: 1993
Description of problem :
Believe it or not, I have sparks! coming from the left hand bolt of the drivers seat.. Sparking has also jumped from drivers seat to the door speaker when the door was open.
Both occured with engine running
Ok, a bit of background.
Friday Night the Fan Belt gave way and snapped on the way home, 7 miles to go, I managed with frequent stops to allow cooling to get home, yes it took a while.
I changed the fan belt successully, it's the required tightness just slight movement / twist. However I stupidly didn't take the car out for a drive immediately and upon coming to it the next morning the battery was flat as a pancake. No ignition light or turnover.
So, batter on Fast Charge for 1.5 hours, back in ther car, starts first time, excellent. Went for a drive, around 20 miles or so, everything seemed to be ok.
Next Morning (Monday) Flat as a pancake..
Put the battery on charge from 8am until 7pm, dropped it in the car, starts first time, drove to Halfords, got them to battery test it.
Battery is a 62AH 540A battery (big beasty apparently). 79% Efficiency the lad says, should be fine, check your alternator.
Ok, so onto this morning.
Car starts first time, drove to work, around 5 miles, no problems, thought, as I have a my mulitimeter at hand and I'm early to work, I'll test the alternator.
Car Off, 12.35Volts across the Battery Terminal's
Car On Idle (warmed up) 14.45Volts across the Terminal's
Alternator = Fine? I think so from what I have read on this forum and elsewhere.
But as I work back round the front I see this spark jump from the seat to the speaker! OMG!
Sweep the seat forward, the inside bolt to the seat that goes through the floor is sparking, alot!
Turn ignition off
Had a look under the car, I can see the underseal expanded and "burn't" around where that bolt goes through to the nut.
Gave it a knock with my spanner, lots of sparking and a bit of smoke through the floor of the car. Ok I am kind of ****ing myself now.
Ran round the back and pulled the +ve terminal off the battery.
I left the car at work, any ideas?
I can't see anyting obviously loose, I have pulled the carpet up around the seat post there don't seem to be any cables insdide the car in that area, although that has been there for some time and not moved to my knowledge as I don't think I have "caught a wire" or anything.
Help please
