Gen light on idle

doc5avage Slammed & Awesome Dubber

80 posts · joined Jul 2006 · 16 Aug 2006, 10:48 pm

#523488

Just finished fixing a wireing issue in my sisters bug and noticed that when the car is idling the Gen light is on. As soon as I give a bit of revs it goes out, then when back to idle it comes back on.

The belt is on nice and tight, so its not slipping. What else could cause this? Warn bushes? Crappy Gen? PS its a 6volter.

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4,980 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 16 Aug 2006, 10:53 pm

#523493

tis normal for light to go out when revved ,is the idle set to low??

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Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 16 Aug 2006, 11:07 pm

#523499

My 6volt did the same, just raise the idle a tad.

Matt Ryan Fahrvergnugen

890 posts · joined Jan 2006 · 17 Aug 2006, 5:53 am

#523554

Gen light is a great way to set idle speed whithout a meter on old cars. So long as engine is in a good state of tune, you back off idle until light comes on then slowly ajust up until the point where it just starts to flicker and goes out, best done with headlights on.

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doc5avage Slammed & Awesome Dubber

80 posts · joined Jul 2006 · 17 Aug 2006, 12:42 pm

#523654

Thanks for the tips guys. The light was just flickering so must only be a tad off. Should I wait till the engine is nice and warm and running smoothly?

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 17 Aug 2006, 1:55 pm

#523663

Yep, you should always tune an engine when it is at operating temp.
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crewcabconnection Being Sid James

1,922 posts · joined Apr 2003 · 17 Aug 2006, 6:36 pm

#523729

the battery may not get fully charged if you just idle it, It might be low ...a run should fix it up...recent lesson learned.

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