Soundings Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Quick quest for a bit of advice. I recentlty tightened the fan belt as my ignition light kept flashing/buzzing. There was no particular rhythm to the fault, just sometimes it did and sometimes it didn’t flash/buzz. Well the problem has returned. The dials all seem to be reading ok - oil pressure fine, temperature fine, and volt meter reading around 13/13.5 volts consistently at 1000/1500 revs. So any ideas? I will be (or intend to be) using the boat tomorrow for a run to Barton and back from Stalham. The fan belt currently has about one and a half to two inches of slack when I press on it. Is that too much - maybe the belt is knackered. Many thanks Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stranger Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Hi Colin yes its way too slack give of about 1/2 inch max is usual, time for a new belt at a guess if theres no adjustment left. if the volt reading is at a guage on the dash try a mutimeter at the alternator output point and see if its the same reading, a large variation would suggest rewiring the output lead to the batterys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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