Re: [2cylinderhondas] charge light on

dealadayray · Post by **dealadayray** » Tue Aug 20, 2002 8:59 pm

Both are good places to start, but the idea is to find the problem and not guess at it or the fix. Trouble shooting will take some time and although cleaning all your connections may fix it, will you know which one ? I would do as Joe has said, check the harness connection by pulling the plug and see if the black wire is lose or green with corrosion. Plug it back in and try the fix if it still shows a dim light. Go to the brushes on the stator. They should be long, about a half inch out, and check their connections and wires. if they are low then renew and try the fix. If it is still showing a glow, then go to the white wires coming from the stator and so on. Until you find what caused the problem. On old cars, just pulling the part and replacing it can sometimes cause more damage. Often low voltage is due to a bad wire harness which may be shorting to the chassis, other wires or just falling apart.
Remember, this is still a 30+ year old vehicle and even though you handled it with care over heating of wires can cause a break down of the insulation, melting it and causing it to short out.
Bill

> ----- Original Message -----
> From:
> Joe
> Ward
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> Tuesday, August 20, 2002 7:36
> PM
> Subject:
> [2cylinderhondas] charge light
> on
> Check your voltage regulator -- it may be stuck. Sometimes it > unsticks itself. You may need to replace it. Also I'd unplug > and clean all the alternator connections. Their location causes them to > get really dirty. Hope this helps. Joe Ward, N. Little Rock > AR.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "isettajoe" jnewlin@...
> To: 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 3:46 PM
> Subject: [2cylinderhondas] Charge light -Now what?
> > Maybe I got a little over-confident with my 600. I ran
> around town
> > this morning with no prob and then headed for the office > (about 8 > > miles). I noticed that when I get the revs up, the charge > light on > > the dash goes on. When I slow down, it goes off. I made it > to the > > office OK, and have not had a chance to check my book to see > what's > > causing this. Any ideas? Should I continue to drive it? Thanks > for > > any help. This is a learning experience.
> > P.S.:
> This car is getting great response everywhere I go. Great fun!!
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dealadayray · Post by **dealadayray** » Tue Aug 20, 2002 9:00 pm

> ----- Original Message -----
> From:
> william
> colford
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> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> Sent:
> Tuesday, August 20, 2002 9:04
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> [2cylinderhondas] charge light on
> Both are good places to start, but the idea is to find the > problem and not guess at it or the fix. Trouble shooting will take some > time and although cleaning all your connections may fix it, will you know > which one ? I would do as Joe has said, check the harness connection by > pulling the plug and see if the black wire is lose or green with > corrosion. Plug it back in and try the fix if it still shows a dim > light. Go to the brushes on the stator. They should be long, about > a half inch out, and check their connections and wires. if they are low > then renew and try the fix. If it is still showing a glow, then go > to the white wires coming from the stator and so on. Until you > find what caused the problem. On old cars, just pulling the part and > replacing it can sometimes cause more damage. Often low voltage is > due to a bad wire harness which may be shorting to the chassis, other wires or > just falling apart. Remember, this is still a 30+ year old vehicle and > even though you handled it with care over heating of wires can cause a break > down of the insulation, melting it and causing it to short > out.
> Bill
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From:
> > Joe Ward
> > To:
> > 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent:
> > Tuesday, August 20, 2002 7:36
> > PM
> > Subject:
> > [2cylinderhondas] charge light
> > on
> > Check your voltage regulator -- it may be stuck. Sometimes it > > unsticks itself. You may need to replace it. Also I'd > > unplug and clean all the alternator connections. Their location causes > > them to get really dirty. Hope this helps. Joe Ward, N. Little > > Rock AR.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "isettajoe" > jnewlin@...
> > To: > 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 3:46 PM
> > Subject: [2cylinderhondas] Charge light -Now what?
> > > Maybe I got a little over-confident with my 600. I ran > > around town > > > this morning with no prob and then headed for the > > office (about 8 > > > miles). I noticed that when I get the revs up, the > > charge light on > > > the dash goes on. When I slow down, it goes off. I > > made it to the > > > office OK, and have not had a chance to check my > > book to see what's > > > causing this. Any ideas? Should I continue to > > drive it? Thanks for > > > any help. This is a learning > > experience.
> > > P.S.: This car is getting great response
> > everywhere I go. Great fun!!
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