Little Red Lights our survey says.

["Dick Benjamin" <DickB@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks, Neil.  I'll relax now, the question kept me awake all night!

We're on "orange alert" over here now, so watch you rear at the job today!

Dick Benjamin
----- Original Message -----
From: Neil Thorpe <nt014b6628@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 12:30 PM
Subject: IML: Little Red Lights our survey says.


> Dick, Bill, Dan and A N other
>
> After a very scientific study of door opening and completely forgetting
> that i should be looking at my dash at 6.00am this morning on my way
> to work, then shutting the door and waiting for the dash to go back to
> sleep and opening the door again (if any neighbours were watching their
> observations probably only confirmed their long held views on the state
> of my sanity) i noted that as dick has since predicted that the "volt"
> idiot light flashes on.
>
> The sequence is door opens, "volt" light flicks on and then off before the
> dash illuminates. Very strange, answers on a E-postcard to:-
>
> www.flashingdashes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> For those that don't get to the website it was a joke :-)
>
> Neil, 82 Imp
> Airports and their workers never sleep.
> Nr London Heathrow, England
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dick Benjamin" <DickB@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 4:19 AM
> Subject: Re: IML: Little Red Lights
>
>
> > I have puzzled over the action of the "voltage" light on the EFI cars.
It
> > does, as Neil says, light briefly when the car is first entered, then go
> > out.   All 4 of mine have done this, so I assume it is normal.  I will
one
> > day take the time to analyze the circuit to see what they are trying to
> > indicate.   I do know that it will stay on if the alternator fails -
> that's
> > all I care about.
> >
> > Dick Benjamin
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Neil Thorpe <nt014b6628@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 11:30 AM
> > Subject: Re: IML: Little Red Lights
> >
> >
> > > Dan et al
> > >
> > > You have hit on a subject that i have long questioned but not acted
> upon,
> > > after opening the door of my 82 when i am just about to swing my leg
> into
> > > the
> > > car the two red  (brake, alt) lights come on and go off in a flash.
> > > I always thought this was another Chrysler random element but maybe it
> > > is because i am not always looking towards the dash or in daylight the
> > > lights
> > > do not shine brightly enough to gain my attention.
> > >
> > > So in summary i am only slightly the wiser that at some point in time
> > > my ahead of its time dash shows a flicker of life to let me know it is
> > > still interested in being a dash, when it feels like it, sometimes,
> > > well i am glad that has cleared that up in my mind :-)
> > >
> > > Neil, 82 Impudent,
> > > London, England.
> >
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > --
> > > --------------------------------------
> > > From: "Dan M Wing"
> > > Subject: IML: Little Red Lights
> > > > Hi all,  (I believe this applies to all Chrysler vehicles):
> > > > Neil, (you probably already know) but the Oil Pressure, Brake,
> > > > Alternator, etc. lights are supposed to light up when first cranking
> the
> > > > engine, to let you know that the bulbs are OK.
> > > > If they don't light up for a couple seconds, you better find out
why.
> > > > Sounds like you are OK, unless they come on and stay on for a while.
> > > > Dan Wing
> > > > Marcy, NY USA
> > >
> > >
> > >
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