At 06:27 PM 6/22/2009, Stephen Cebula wrote:
>My dash warning lights are acting strange.  The Alt and OX light
>come on sporadically for no apparent reason. Sometimes they go out
>when I shut off the engine,  restart and rev it up.  Sometimes it
>take 10-15 minutes of driving.

Could well be a charging problem -- bad brushes maybe?  Check system
voltage while the light is on, see if it's charging -- that is, after
all, what the light is supposed to be telling you.

(Any time the ALT light is on, the OXS light will also be on --
that's for bulb-test purpose.)

>
>Also, every now and then my temp warning light flashes while idling,
>after the initial flash at start-up, even while the engine is
>relatively cool.  When I turn off the engine and re-start it does
>its initial flashing and goes out.  I've double checked my
>connections and everything looks fine..

Unplug the coolant level controller -- if it still behaves that way,
the problem is internal to the gauge.

>
>Another thing that happens from time to time, my engine stalls.  No
>shuddering, no power loss.  It just shuts off like a switch.  It's
>happened 3 times now and once it took about 10 minutes before it
>would start again.

Intermittent connection somewhere...trace the wiring after it's quit
but with the key still on, see where it's dropping out.

>
>Everything else seems to be running really well.  Am I missing
>something here?  Is this just the nature of the beast?  Can anyone
>tell me what might be going on?
>
>One more thing...  :)
>Is the green light on my refridgerator, the one for the LP pilot
>light, supposed to come on when I use the 12v setting?  'cause it
>does, but not when I use the 110V.

It's not "supposed" to, but it's quite ordinary that it does.  The
reason is that the 7-amp draw of the DC heating element shifts the
fridge ground level slightly positive, which has the same effect as
the thermocouple input going negative (as it does when it's in the flame).

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'89 Po' White Star "Scamp"