I own GT40 II 2171. It has a Roush 427SR.
Recently I've noticed the Smiths amp meter reflecting the following:
1. Upon starting the engine, the amp meter reads approximately 25, then gradually decreases to about 5 over the next couple minutes. It basically remains a 4-5.
2. While driving, if I turn on the parking lights, the needle immediately goes to about 25, and remains there.
3. While driving, if I turn on the head lights, the needle immediately goes to about 50, and remains there.
4. I checked the battery voltage with the engine not running. It seemed fine, at approximately 13.45 volts.
5. I checked the battery voltage with the engine running. It read approximately 14.60 volts.
One other clue that may, or may not be associated with the problem is, that my water temperature gauge does not appear to work. The needle never moves from the initial setting.
Also, this amp meter difficultly may have been occurring for a long time, as I only have 1400 miles on the car; and I may not have noticed the amp gauge reading because I have rarely driven the car during the evening.
I would really appreciate it if some one could suggest a course of action to take to solve this problem, or identify what you think the problem is.
Thanks,
Don in Maine
Recently I've noticed the Smiths amp meter reflecting the following:
1. Upon starting the engine, the amp meter reads approximately 25, then gradually decreases to about 5 over the next couple minutes. It basically remains a 4-5.
2. While driving, if I turn on the parking lights, the needle immediately goes to about 25, and remains there.
3. While driving, if I turn on the head lights, the needle immediately goes to about 50, and remains there.
4. I checked the battery voltage with the engine not running. It seemed fine, at approximately 13.45 volts.
5. I checked the battery voltage with the engine running. It read approximately 14.60 volts.
One other clue that may, or may not be associated with the problem is, that my water temperature gauge does not appear to work. The needle never moves from the initial setting.
Also, this amp meter difficultly may have been occurring for a long time, as I only have 1400 miles on the car; and I may not have noticed the amp gauge reading because I have rarely driven the car during the evening.
I would really appreciate it if some one could suggest a course of action to take to solve this problem, or identify what you think the problem is.
Thanks,
Don in Maine