On Tue, 03 Nov 1998 13:05:12 Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>
writes:
>At 04:22 AM 11/3/98 PST, John Stephens wrote:
>>My altenator light is on even when the altenator is charging the
>battery.The light is very dim only visable when it is dark outside. The
>battery andaltenator appear to be O.K. and I don't have any charging
problems. Is
>thisnormal; if not does anyone have a clue as to what the fix is.
>
>It could be that one diode of the three diode set is burned out. I
>had acar that survived this condition for several years before another
>diodefailed and left the alternator impotent. As long as your car never
>demandsmore than 2/3 of the original maximum design charging rate (for
an
>extendedperiod of time) it should be okay. Just to be sure, turn on
every
>electrical gadget in the car and check the charging voltage at fast
>idleengine speed.
>
>Barney Gaylord
>1958 MGA with an attitude
>
Where are these located on Bs? - My GT has always had this symptom - thus
far without incident but might be time for a little preventive
maintenance!
mike robson
69 roadster
70 BGT
53 Riley
|