no alternator belt help

[liv]

my alternater belt snapped while driving this morning and im unable to get it replace untill tomorrow.. how far will i be able to drive the car untill the battery dies?? will it do any damage to the engine driving with out the belt? my car is a 1999 mk2 clio 1.2 grande.

all answer will be appreciated, thank you.

 

[Darren S]

Not very far at all, I think - especially if you have headlights on to travel about. The engine takes a significant amount of amperage to spin over via the starter motor. I suspect that will be your most difficult job - simply getting the car started again.

You maybe lucky, but I doubt you'll have long....

D.

 

[liv]

thank u for your reply darren. its just i have to make a ten miles journey to pick up my kid from her fathers tonight and will have headlights on, will i make it as i have no other means of travel

 

[Zeitgeist0190]

I wouldn't imagine you'd get ten miles with no alternator and electronics turned on. ten miles is surely taxi range no?

 

[Harbinger]

^ lol, think we should be asking her if she made it or not?

 

[Zeitgeist0190]

^ lol, think we should be asking her if she made it or not?

Hah, true enough. We're all rooting for you Liv.

 

[Fred@BTM]

I wouldn't imagine you'd get ten miles with no alternator and electronics turned on. ten miles is surely taxi range no?

I had a customer drive from Carlisle to Bham with no alternator, stopped and changed battery twice!

 

[Zeitgeist0190]

I had a customer drive from Carlisle to Bham with no alternator, stopped and changed battery twice!

Hectic. I used to have a real weak battery and would be lucky to get 4 attempts at starting mine before the starter would drain it!

 

[Chip-mk1]

10 miles with no water pump?


I'm out!

 

[MicKPM]

10 miles with no water pump?


I'm out!

1.2 water pumps are timing belt driven mate so not an issue.

 

[Chip-mk1]

1.2 water pumps are timing belt driven mate so not an issue.

oops, that'll teach me to read the post properly, I just assumed it was a 172!