[Mgs] alternator question

[The Roxter]

1971-red-mgb wrote:
> I have a question about the alternator in my 71 "B", it is raining pretty hard
> in this neck of the woods and as I was waiting at a red light waiting for the
> light to change to green, the engine was just purring away then suddenly the
> alternator light came on to a bright amber on the dash,  then the engine died,
> I turned the key off and on again and the car started right up, a few times
> after that the alternator came on momentarily and the car acted as if it
> wanted to die, I accelerated and the car ran fine, any ideas and suggestions,
> perhaps the alternator going kaput?
Something like this can be caused by a slightly loose or wear-polished belt getting wet and slipping.

-The Roxter
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