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 almost certainly a loose wire
or connection in the brown - ignition switch - white area. With no misfire
it could just be loose wire/connection near the alternator. As far as a
loose fan-belt goes, IMHO as long as the alt was still spinning *at least*
at the same speed as at idle the light would not come on. If it was less
than that it would come on solid and stay on till it speeded up again. But
as I say that is just MHO.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
From: Greg Bass <gregbass@atlantadental.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 12:56 PM
Subject: Ignition Light
> 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 on at all. I don't
think
> the engine is missing, but I am somewhat hard of hearing so it might be
> doing something I just don't hear.
> Could it be a faulty wire/connection? ( OK, I hear ya out there screaming
> incredulously... "Never on a Lucas System!" :-) Anyone have any ideas or a
> good place to start to look for the cause?
>
>
> Greg Bass
> '78 B - a 3 times a week driver-
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