Re: Hot engine with lights on

[James <james.carpenter@ukaea.org.uk>]

Congratulations you have what looks to be a perfectly helthy 
altinator.  I would epect the revs to go down, because you 
put a 240 watt load on the engin.  Your engin temperature 
should go up, because it is working harder when at idle, 
but not when moving. 

Have you an electic fan, or a pully fan?

The test is, put your volt meter accross the batery terminals
and rev the engin, the voltage should be no lower than 13.8 ish
and no higher than 14.6.  If you have an electic fan, check 
its wiring and opperation.   You can messure the current, but
the voltage is usaly a good indecation. 

Good luck.


James 
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James Carpenter
Yellow '79 spit wired by a trained marmot