At 02:58 PM 2/22/2000 , Davidson wrote:
>No, it's not normal... check the output of your alternator... it may be
>getting ready to go.
>Bill

Mine's been that way for 9 years now, with rebuilt alternator and new
regulator somewhere in the middle...our Atomic 4 boat engine is the same
way -- the ammeter shows negative on start until you kick the throttle just
a touch, then it jumps up and stays that way.

d
David Beierl - Providence, RI
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