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Subject: Ignition Warning Light
From: "Russ Eshelman" <RussE@firstva.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 19:21:59 -0400
Hello List,  I'm hoping someone out there can tell me what I'm overlooking.  I
am bringing a series V back to life after about 26/27 years of sitting around
in the garage.  I got most of the electrical sorted out now except I can't get
the ignition warning light to go out after the car is running.  All of the
corrective measures I've attempted was after I initially got  the car running
and the light wouldn't go out.  I've replaced the old Alternator with a
rebuilt Lucas unit   -  no change,  switched out the 4TR Alternator Control
with 3 other used ones  -  no change,  switched out the 6RA Isolating Relay a
few times (I could feel them click in and out when I turned the ignition
switch on/off so I don't think these units were bad)  -  but never the less no
change, changed  the warning lamp control 3AW with two other used
ones...........one gave the same results (light on all the
time)------------the other two....... I got no'"warning" light at all with the
ignition switch on/off.  I've checked all of the wires against the wiring
diagram in the shop manual (several times in fact!).  I've checked everything
I can think of, in reading the shop manual it sounds like the most likely
culprit is the 3AW.  I took the covers off two of the 3AW's and hooked them up
but didn't see contact arm action when the current was applied,  I am thinking
all of my used 3AW's may be bad.  Any thoughts or comments would be greatly
appreciated.  Thanks in advance for your help.
Russ




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