no, that means that the alt. isn't charging at low RPMs, and that you need to crank up the RPMs for it to charge. If you set your idle at 5k, you should be ok. :)
Zia. > > What's odd is that it goes away when the rpms are high. That leads me to > believe it isn't a alt or battery problem. Anyone know how much flex the > alt belt should have? > > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chuck Simpson [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 3:31 PM > To: 'SCHLOSS, DAVID'; '[email protected]' > Subject: RE: Battery light > > > Get your battery and alternator checked out at the local autoparts store. > They usually do it for free. > I was always under the assumption that the battery light comes on when your > alternator is hosed, since it basically means you are strictly running off > the battery now. You will eventually drain your battery. During all of > this, you will sometimes notice that the lights in the dash and your turn > signals start behaving very strangely. > > -Chuck > > > -----Original Message----- > From: SCHLOSS, DAVID [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 6:15 PM > To: '[email protected]' > Subject: Battery light > > > My battery light has been coming on lately. When I first start the car up > the battery light is at its brightest. The longer I drive and the higher > the rpms, say above 5k, the light gets dimmer and eventually goes off. I > thought it was just the belt slipping but there doesn't seem to be a lot of > deflection in the alt belt. The brushes on the volt regulator look fine > also. Does the light come on when the battery isn't seeing a specific > voltage #? Anyone have some suggestions on the cause, I don't have my > Bentley handy. > > Dave > > _____________ > List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com > To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with > 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message > See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com > Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org > > _____________ > List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com > To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with > 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message > See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com > Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org > _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
