------ Original Message ------
Received: Tue, 05 Apr 2005 02:22:59 PM PDT
From: JordanVw@AOL.COM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: What does my battery light mean

> In a message dated 4/5/05 2:34:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> docproteus@EARTHLINK.NET writes:
> 
> 
> > When Is start up the van, the battery light comes on and stays on until I
> > really rev the engine.  Does the battery light mena that the battery is
low,
> > that the alternator is charging, or that that alternator needs to be
> > charging?
> >
> >
> 
> 
> Alt belt loose...
> 
> chris
> 

Mine does the same thing - the battery light comes on when I first start the
engine. It goes off and stays of when I give the throttle a very small blip.
What do you mean by "really rev the engine" (how many RPM)?

Markus ('87 Westy)