Concerning the indicator lights, have you checked the battery voltage with a digital meter? If the voltage is OK, there is an adjustment that can be made to the little potentiometer on the circuit board that runs the battery level indicator to make the green light come on sooner. > On Nov 28, 2006, at 12:02 PM > From: karen k <yosemite333@HOTMAIL.COM> > Subject: Westy battery indicator light below sink > Mine usually goes to yellow even after I have driven for awhile. I > have a > fairly new battery. When I drive for awhile and then turn the switch, > it > goes green but in a short while it goes yellow. What could be wrong as > shouldn’t this stay green for awhile if I have a charged battery and > have > just driven for an hour? > > I also have an intermittent problem with starting which I’m pretty > sure I > need a new ignition switch. Could a short in the ignition switch > cause this > battery indicator light to go yellow. I don’t know if being yellow > means I > am draining my battery somehow or if something is just wrong with the > indicator light? |
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