Red light on the dash

Post by **rayofleamington** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 2:54 pm

When your charging light comes on solid when it is very late at night (it's dark) you are very tired and the car is going for an MOT in the morning DONT check to see if the fanbelt is still on with the engine running

because if the fanbelt is ok, you may end up saying 'ouch my fingers really hurt' (or words to that effect)

Post by **Cam** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 3:21 pm

Oh dear mate! You didn't? You did!

Yike. Hope it did not hurt too much and you spent the rest of the evening trying to put your hand back together!

Post by **rayofleamington** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 3:23 pm

You did! Yike.

Yes - but I was very tired

No damage to fingers as far as I can tell today - phew.

Post by **bigginger** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 4:09 pm

A very useful tip, and one I shall remember forever...

Post by **Peetee** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 11:22 pm

Yep done it too. and it was cold weather so numb fingers were made even number

Post by **Kevin** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 11:42 pm

Ouch..... not so far glad I have managed to avoid that one

Post by **rayofleamington** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 3:47 pm

Now tend to look at running engines with hands in pockets cos I don't trust myself.

Well I looked at the car the day after, including using a multimeter on the dynamo but it took 10 times lonfger than normal as I was hyper-paranoid about anything going near the fan.