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ignition light
Posted: 17 Mar 2008 17:14
by tr7
what can be wrong? after i start the car,the light still glows,bat not whit full .intensiti just a littlebit . howewer that little make batery empty .all conection good ,alternator check ok.everything look ok after then yers sit on lend
Posted: 18 Mar 2008 07:08
by UKPhilTR7
<font color="red"><b>Not too sure what can be going on here, but sometimes when I start my car the ignition light stays on for a few seconds and then goes off.</b></font id="red">
Posted: 18 Mar 2008 08:49
by John Clancy
Despite what you say it seems to me that your alternator is on the way out. The symptoms you describe have occured on my own car many times and have always been caused by the alternator.
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Posted: 18 Mar 2008 13:22
by Wayne S
I would agree, modern reconditioned alternators seem to have a life expectancy of about 6 months these days!
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Posted: 31 Mar 2008 12:34
by sst
Can somebody explain to me why exactly the IGN light stays one when your alternator is shot? MY ALT is shot and the IGN light is staying on and am just wondering what in the circuit causes this to happen.. Thanks
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Posted: 31 Mar 2008 14:17
by jclay (RIP 2018)
SST,
The light is controlled by a circuit in the alternator. Unplug the thin brown/yellow wire on the back of the alternator, tape it off and the light will go out.
Posted: 04 May 2009 23:42
by MillerScottLite
My ignition light is now on. My battery is @ a year old. Should I check the charging voltage at the battery terminals with a DVM?
Scott
Posted: 06 May 2009 21:34
by bmcecosse
Posted: 09 May 2009 00:53
by MillerScottLite
It has been raining here for ever so I will test it this weekend.
Scott
Posted: 09 May 2009 02:51
by humanoid
Mine is on when I start the car, but goes out once I step on the gas pedal. Normal?
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Posted: 09 May 2009 05:31
by gaz
same as mine normal i guess........
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Posted: 09 May 2009 08:21
by Chris Turner
Yes, if the light doesnt come on when you switch the ignition on, the alternator is usually at fault. When started the light should go off, if it stays on, the alternator is faulty.
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Posted: 09 May 2009 08:22
by dave.c
Hi
I had the same problem ignition light dim but it was'nt the alternator it was the connection
The wires were damaged I removed the plug to alternator and replaced connections then was fine
ATB Dave
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Posted: 09 May 2009 10:15
by Hasbeen
I used to have a similar problem with the alternators on a fleet of
rental yachts, I ran in the Whitsunday Islands.
These had Volvo sail drive 8 & 12 horse power diesels in them.
Even when only a few months old, the connector supplying the exciter
field would get enough corrosion to reduce, but not stop the current.
The alternator would put out about 3 amps, & the light would glow a
little, but not enough to see in a bright sunny yacht cockpit. It
was visable at night, but the charterers were not allowed to move
the boats at night, & I did not do maintenance at night if avoidable.
It took a while to work out why the yacht's batteries were going
flat so quickly.
Once we included cleaning the alternator connections after every
charter, [ususlly charters were 7 days], in the service schedule, we
had no further problems, at least with battery charging.
Hasbeen
Posted: 10 May 2009 19:07
by MillerScottLite
I will check the connections on mine. I tested today with a DVM and I was getting 14.2 volts with the car running so I think it is my battery. I put a charger on the battery and the charger indicated an error code which was internal open cell. I guess I will take the battery back and get a new one.
Scott
