Ryan,
Before you get to involved in checking out an alternator problem I
would first make sure you dont have a simple light bulb problem. What
you describe sounds like a bulb fixture that isnt quite seated in the
guage all the way causing an intermittant on/off problem. Worth a shot
first before spending a lot of time diagnosing other problems.
Here's to simple fixes. Hope it works. Cheers.
Aaron
Aaron Cropley
71 TR6 (Throttle Body Injection!)
http://www.triumphowners.com/108
Topsham, Maine
-----Original Message-----
From: Ryan van Luchene <Ryan.van.Luchene@celeradiagnostics.com>
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Sent: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 09:21:34 -0800
Subject: charging light
i noticed recently that sometimes my red charging (ignition) light is
not
going on when i turn the key over to "start". sometimes it does go on.
if it does, it shuts off after the engine's running for a few seconds,
like normal.
i have not had any problems getting the car to start as of yet. once
running, the ammeter is about 1/4 of the way into the C+ zone.
the battery is about 6 years old and the alternator is a rebuilt one, i
installed it maybe 6 months ago.
you guys have any ideas of what's going on?
ryan
71 TR6
Y
|