Richie Posted May 30, 2000 Share Posted May 30, 2000 Under acceleration the red ignition light on the dash of my Caterham (1995 1.4K Rover Supersports that I race in the M750) illuminates. Until recently I have never noticed this, so I do not believe that it has been doing it since I bought the car in October 1999. It always lights just before reaching the rev limiter, and now intermittantly lights at differing brightnesses during acceleration. Is this a problem? I also have found that I am losing power every now and then under acceleration, this is obviously a problem during a race. I have not linked it to the ignition light, it may be the fact that I run with as little fuel as possible, and sometimes the fuel is not getting to the engine???? Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Parte Posted May 30, 2000 Share Posted May 30, 2000 It sounds to me like an alternator problem, or else the belt is slipping - probably the former. I would guess that the problem will deteriorate until the battery is completely knackered as well. You could have the alternator's output checked by an electrics specialist such as Lucas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy7 Posted May 30, 2000 Share Posted May 30, 2000 Richie, you have an alternator problem,i had the samething happen on my V8 Discovery. I took it to a auto electrical specialist, who charged me £5.00 to carry out a test. I shopped about, and got a new one for £38.00, fitted in about 20 minutes. All the best - Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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