You may have charged the battery... but did you check the water level?
Even if it's a maintenance free battery, you can pry up the caps and
check the water....use distilled to top up. Then charge...if you still
have a problem, have the battery tested.
Valerie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Kincer" <KincerC@abcbank.com>
To: "6packlist (E-mail)" <6pack@autox.team.net>; "Triumphs-Owner
(E-mail)" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 9:09 AM
Subject: FW: Alternator, Ignition Light
> Ok, got my alternator back from being rebuilt. Hooked everything
back up,
> jumped the car off because the battery was flat dead. Car kept
running once
> I unhooked jumper cables. I thought that was a good sighn, but my
volt
> meter is only showing close to 12 volts. If I let the car die it
would not
> start back up without jumping off. Put a charger on the battery all
day
> yesterday. Installed in the car and it started no problems. Still
only
> getting close to 12 volts. I fiddled with my igniton light and now
it stays
> on when the key is out of the ignition, but will go off when the car
is
> started. What gives? Could have I hooked up the alternator wrong?
The
> light going on and off corresponds with the furthest right brown
wire with
> yellow stripe. If hooked up the ignition light will glow with the
key off.
> Any ideas would be much appreciated.
> Chris Kincer
> 73 TR6
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