Battery icon light came on, 90 classic after changing plugs, etc...? - Land Rovers Only

ronrover · 01-20-2005, 12:58 PM

well, I changed my plugs, wires, dist cap and rotor. Ran fine, no problems. Then I noticed that I had not put on the new coil wire the next day. Oh, well, so I change it out. Runs fine, no problem. Then the next day, my battery icon light stays on. Book says it is an ignition problem light. Coincidence in timing that it came on 2 dyas after plugs, etc changed? I went back and double checked all my connections, pulled the cap off, re-seated the rotor, put cap on, triple checked connections, switched coil wire back to old one, to see if new one was bad, no change. ?? Any ideas?

It was also 'surging' - after I checked everything and started it back up, surge was gone...???

troverman · 01-20-2005, 02:56 PM

Battery light usually means a charging system problem...if you rev the engine way up or when you're driving does it go out, or even dim? Mine would come on when the alternator in the 92 RR was going, or when the belt was too slack, or when I was running too many electrics. If all is fine with a given RR, then you disconnect the alternator belt and run on just the battery, that light will come on bright red. That's why it should come on. If your car runs still with the light on, put a voltmeter on your battery with the engine running. It should be 13+ volts or more, but less than 15v. Make sure wires on back of the alternator are still tight and none were accidentally jarred when changing plugs, etc.

ronrover · 01-20-2005, 03:58 PM

yep- on bright red and stays on, even at highway speed. i'll check the back of the alternator and report...

ronrover · 01-20-2005, 04:44 PM

OOOOOPS! well, I think I found the problem!! I'm looking over all the connections to and from the alternator, and something doesn't look right. hmmm...oh, shouldn't there be a BELT on that pulley!!?? yep- broken alternator belt laying in engine bay. - the one from alt to power steering.
So...Driving with no alternator belt- did I hurt anything???

troverman · 01-21-2005, 07:34 AM

No-no harm done by doing this--I run the engine without belts all the time to try to find noises.

01-20-2005, 12:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
ronrover Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Louisville, Ky Posts: 73 Gallery: 0	Battery icon light came on, 90 classic after changing plugs, etc...? well, I changed my plugs, wires, dist cap and rotor. Ran fine, no problems. Then I noticed that I had not put on the new coil wire the next day. Oh, well, so I change it out. Runs fine, no problem. Then the next day, my battery icon light stays on. Book says it is an ignition problem light. Coincidence in timing that it came on 2 dyas after plugs, etc changed? I went back and double checked all my connections, pulled the cap off, re-seated the rotor, put cap on, triple checked connections, switched coil wire back to old one, to see if new one was bad, no change. ?? Any ideas? It was also 'surging' - after I checked everything and started it back up, surge was gone...??? __________________ 90 Range Rover 'Classic'

01-20-2005, 02:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
troverman Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 301 Gallery: 0	Battery light usually means a charging system problem...if you rev the engine way up or when you're driving does it go out, or even dim? Mine would come on when the alternator in the 92 RR was going, or when the belt was too slack, or when I was running too many electrics. If all is fine with a given RR, then you disconnect the alternator belt and run on just the battery, that light will come on bright red. That's why it should come on. If your car runs still with the light on, put a voltmeter on your battery with the engine running. It should be 13+ volts or more, but less than 15v. Make sure wires on back of the alternator are still tight and none were accidentally jarred when changing plugs, etc. __________________ Current: 2005 Land Rover LR3 V8 SE w/ factory winch 1992 Land Rover Range Rover County Also current: 1995 Mercedes-Benz E320 Wagon 2002 Volkswagen Eurovan GLS 1996 Ford Explorer LTD 2WD 1982 Volvo 240 GL Diesel Previous Rovers: 2000 Land Rover Discovery II SD 1995 Range Rover 4.0SE

01-20-2005, 03:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
ronrover Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Louisville, Ky Posts: 73 Gallery: 0	yep- on bright red and stays on, even at highway speed. i'll check the back of the alternator and report... __________________ 90 Range Rover 'Classic'

01-20-2005, 04:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
ronrover Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Louisville, Ky Posts: 73 Gallery: 0	uhh...I'm stupid! OOOOOPS! well, I think I found the problem!! I'm looking over all the connections to and from the alternator, and something doesn't look right. hmmm...oh, shouldn't there be a BELT on that pulley!!?? yep- broken alternator belt laying in engine bay. - the one from alt to power steering. So...Driving with no alternator belt- did I hurt anything??? __________________ 90 Range Rover 'Classic'

01-21-2005, 07:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
troverman Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 301 Gallery: 0	No-no harm done by doing this--I run the engine without belts all the time to try to find noises. __________________ Current: 2005 Land Rover LR3 V8 SE w/ factory winch 1992 Land Rover Range Rover County Also current: 1995 Mercedes-Benz E320 Wagon 2002 Volkswagen Eurovan GLS 1996 Ford Explorer LTD 2WD 1982 Volvo 240 GL Diesel Previous Rovers: 2000 Land Rover Discovery II SD 1995 Range Rover 4.0SE

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