If the lights dim when the warning light comes on then it is fairly certain
that you are losing charge at that point and it is not a faulty indication.
Could be dirty contacts in the regulator, or worn brushes in the genny.
Could be just a loose connection at either. You could do with faulting it
properly before you go changing parts willy nilly. Remember you may have
more than one fault.
PaulH.
http://freespace.virgin.net/paul.hunt1/
-----Original Message-----
From: Mgbbob@aol.com <Mgbbob@aol.com>
To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: 03 June 1999 04:18
Subject: generator light, clutch growl
>Hi there fellow scions,
>I need some help with 2 minor problems:
>
>1. The generator light on my 66 posy gnd B stays on. It doesn't happen all
>the time, just once every 2 or three times in the car. I've also been
driving
>along happily at night when the lights dim slightly and the generator light
>comes on.
>The light is fairly dim, but stays the same relative brightness regardless
of
>the revs.
>It does go out at 1000rpm only to return at 800rpm. Do I need a new voltage
>regulator?
>
>2. If I've been driving hard on a hot day with repeated clutch depressions
,
>I get this growling noise from underneath the transmission in the area if
>the clutch.
>Could it be the piston seal passing hydraulic fluid?.....cavitating?
>
>TIA
>Bob Stahlbush
>66 MGB RD GHN3L 78708
>60 TR-3A TS 81398L
>
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