If the warning light was on when the car was just sitting there not running,
I would suspect that the problem may be with the alternator (points
sticking?).
Bob
>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@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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