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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- > > > This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please > > > reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be > > > shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the > > > Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > >