Maybe your alternator/regulator was only performing marginally, and when you
put the addition load of a few amps, it's making the gen light come on?
Just a thought...
Larry Shouse
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Nasta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 9:48 PM
Subject: [Chevelle-list] gen light on - also 69 speedo question
Well, in the spirit of something always having to be broken...
I put in the SFE4 fuse today and I now have dash lights. However, about 5
or
10 minutes after getting dash lights, the generator light came on. It goes
on and off when I turn the headlights on and off. So, I have to see if A)
the alternator is indeed bad B) whatever electrical lead that controls
that
light is hooked up properly and/or C) if the light only comes on when the
fuse is in.
It's possible that somebody pulled the fuse just so the gen light would
stop
coming on. However, I'd be surprised if that light is on that fuse because
the oil pressure light is not. Seems to me that all the "idiot lights"
would
be on the same fuse. It's also possible that the alternator just died and
it
has nothing to do with the dash lights or the fuse. It may be just a
coincidence.
It's nice to be able to see my fuel gauge at night. The speedo is not
correct but it seems like a bulb is out on the left side. I'll have to get
the alternator tested tomorrow (before dark).
Also, does anybody know what the light is at the bottom of the
speedometer?
I have a speedminder speedometer so I was thinking it probably has
something
to do with that. I haven't bothered to see if the speedminder feature
works.
It's turned up all the way so it never goes off.
Happy motoring,
John Nasta
