Well, I pulled the alternator and swapped it with another one of unknown
condition. Now, the light goes off when the key goes off but stays on while
the car is running. And it dims as the RPMs get higher. Since it looked
like it was about to rain, I went ahead and drove it home. Made it with no
problems (about 10 miles of highway and secondary roads, with stop lights).
Pulled in the driveway as it began raining. Turned it off and it started
right back up. Oh well... Sounds like something to do over the weekend! I
haven't done any diagnosing other than swapping alternators. Thanks for
everyone's input.
Adrian
-----Original Message-----
From Adrian Barnes [mailto:adrian at workgroup.net]
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 12:23 PM
To: Spridgets (E-mail)
Subject: Accessory Light
I was getting into a fellow employee's car at lunch and happened to glance
in my Midget ('75) and saw that the accessory (red) light was on, even
though the key was out. I put the key in and even started the car, took the
key out and the light stayed on. So I disconnected the wire so the battery
won't go dead. Is this a sign of impending doom, or is it just a weird
Lucas glitch? :-) Come to think of it, the light was flashing on and off
sporadically on the way in this morning.
Adrian
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