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1. ignition light (score: 1): Author: "MonteMorris" <mmorris@nemr.net>; Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 22:17:19 -0500; A question for the electrical gurus: Tonight I was driving home with the headlights on, but no heater, radio, or any other accessory, and I noticed that the ignition light was glowing slightly and wa; /html/mgs/2004-09/msg00129.html (7,449 bytes)
2. Ignition Light (score: 1): Author: William T Snyder <wtsnyder@juno.com>; Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 21:02:07 -0400; Hello List, Today, I got my 72 BGT back from the tranny shop where they exchanged gearboxes for me (bartered for services). On the drive home, the ignition light began glowing red. I was in bright su; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00024.html (8,701 bytes)
3. RE: Ignition Light (score: 1): Author: "J. Barry Waterland" <artforu@earthlink.net>; Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 19:43:05 -0700; Working from memory here, as my current car is a '77. One of the two brown wires goes to the alternator; and I believe the second goes to the ignition switch. Barry Waterland Duarte, CA 1977 "B" BRG; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00026.html (9,283 bytes)
4. Re: Ignition Light (score: 1): Author: David Councill <dcouncil@imt.net>; Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2003 21:19:51 -0600; I would suspect the alternator. My former 71BGT showed similar symptoms, assuming a consistent glow, when the diode failed (I replaced the alternator back then, 20+ years ago). I have also had the li; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00028.html (10,669 bytes)
5. Re: Ignition Light (score: 1): Author: "Telewest $PH$" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>; Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2003 15:43:32 +0100; As others have said check the voltage at the brown at the fusebox, it should be about 14.5v at a fast idle and minimal electrical load. It is not easy to check it is delivering max current without su; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00031.html (9,426 bytes)
6. Ignition Light (score: 1): Author: William T Snyder <wtsnyder@juno.com>; Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2003 17:05:09 -0400; Thanks for all the replies to my query about the faintly glowing ignition light. Especially thanks to Paul Hunt and John Boehmke who suggested that I might be missing a brown wire between the alterna; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00055.html (7,703 bytes)
7. Re: Ignition Light (score: 1): Author: "Telewest $PH$" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>; Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 09:37:31 +0100; Firstly, don't bother with an ammeter, they are more trouble than they are worth especially with voltmeters available. The ammeter has to be inserted into the connection to the battery such that ever; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00065.html (8,762 bytes)
8. Re: Ignition Light (score: 1): Author: Hans Duinhoven <h.duinhoven@planet.nl>; Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 21:32:33 +0200; It could be more simple: my '71 BGT had a similar problem and I found one of the brushes could not move well causing poor contact to the rotor. Cleaning this all solved the issue... Cheers, Hans '71; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00214.html (11,603 bytes)
9. Ignition Light (score: 1): Author: "Greg Bass" <gregbass@atlantadental.com>; Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 07:56:14 -0500; The ignition light on my 78 B has started to "flicker" while driving. It started Friday and only seems to come on while giving the accelerator gas and never seems to be fully lite. At idle it is not; /html/mgs/2001-03/msg00579.html (6,993 bytes)
10. Re: Ignition Light (score: 1): Author: Bud Krueger <bkrueger@ici.net>; Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 12:26:55 -0500; The "...only seems to come on while giving the accelerator gas..." sounds an awful lot like a slipping fan belt. I'd start there if I were you. -- Bud Krueger http://home.ici.net/~bkrueger/ 52TD 77M; /html/mgs/2001-03/msg00590.html (7,358 bytes)
11. Re: Ignition Light (score: 1): Author: <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>; Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 19:17:14 -0000; If it's only flickering, only does it on acceleration, and *is* accompanied by a misfire (which you should be able to feel as a hesitation or roughness at the gear-lever as well as hear) then it is a; /html/mgs/2001-03/msg00599.html (7,997 bytes)
12. Re: Ignition Light (score: 1): Author: "Bill Mills" <williem@mindspring.com>; Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 19:18:02 -0500; I kept having intermittent ignition light glowing and depleted the battery on a couple of occasions. I check my alternator belt and it seemed to be tight enough. Then a fellow lister mentioned to che; /html/mgs/2001-03/msg00616.html (8,433 bytes)
13. Ignition light (score: 1): Author: "Craig D. Niederst" <niederst@telerama.com>; Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2000 23:41:23 -0500; Had my '71 B out on the road for a couple of short rides yesterday (about 10 miles each). Ever since I purchased the car, the red ignition light glows all the time (always the same intensity, never d; /html/mgs/2000-03/msg00371.html (6,970 bytes)
14. Re: Ignition light (score: 1): Author: James Nazarian Jr <James.Nazarian@Colorado.EDU>; Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2000 21:54:01 -0700 (MST); My car did exactly what you describe. Light never changed and battery never died...UNLESS...The car was being driven with the headlights on and the stereo (non stock) on loud. The alt was making some; /html/mgs/2000-03/msg00373.html (7,977 bytes)
15. Re: Ignition light (score: 1): Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>; Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2000 19:36:55 -0000; If you have had the cars and driven it like that for some time i.e. enough to flatten the battery if the alt wasn't charging then I should think the alt *is* charging and the problem is just with the; /html/mgs/2000-03/msg00459.html (8,446 bytes)
16. Re: Ignition light (score: 1): Author: Rootes2@aol.com; Date: Sun, 9 Mar 1997 11:16:29 -0500 (EST); A possibility.... the starter relay requires a certain amount of power in order to engage the starter. I work in a VW-Saab dealer, and a common problem for high mileage VWs is a drop in voltage suppl; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg00350.html (7,721 bytes)
17. Re: Ignition Light (score: 1): Author: tom.w.wagner@Central.Sun.COM (Tom Wagner - Program Manager); Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 16:24:38 -0600; To All: I wanted to Thank the collective wisdom of the net for helping me with the problem of the light staying on. As it turns out the dynamo was replaced after checking out somethings on John Twist; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg01557.html (6,789 bytes)
18. Ignition Light (score: 1): Author: "Deffendall, Kelly, 403" <KDeffendal@cbrl.cbrlcorp.com>; Date: Thu, 26 Dec 96 07:55:00 PST; Solers, what does it mean when the ignition light stays on when the car is Do I need to get the alternator rebuilt or what? Thanks Kelly Deffendall; /html/mgs/1996-12/msg01771.html (6,254 bytes)
19. Ignition light (score: 1): Author: Keith Fisher <fisherk@gas.uug.arizona.edu>; Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 08:16:10 -0700; Hello all! I just got a 78' MGB. It had been sitting in a garage for 5 years. I have begun the slow job of cleaning it up and restoring it. Just last night I got to the point of hooking up the batter; /html/mgs/1996-07/msg00881.html (6,692 bytes)
20. Re: Ignition light (score: 1): Author: RJohn50603@aol.com; Date: Fri, 26 Jul 1996 23:24:32 -0400; The light is there to show a problem with the alternator. One side of the bulb is wired to the ignition key switch wire "hot" (white) which goes to the coil, fuel pump, etc. the other side of the bu; /html/mgs/1996-07/msg00907.html (6,685 bytes)

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