<VV> Dim lights at idle

[J R Read]

You are also standing on the brake pedal (illuminating the brake lights) at 
that time.
Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Cooper" <cooperj123 at msn.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2012 9:55 PM
Subject: <VV> Dim lights at idle


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> Hello All,  We took our '65 Monza sedan out for a bit of driving after 
> dark tonight and I noticed something I had not before.  When at a stop 
> light at idle and especially with the PG transmission in drive, the dash 
> lights get really dim.  I don't really notice the headlights getting dim 
> but the dash lights sure do, almost to dark.  And then when driving away 
> and the engine revving up the dash lights come back to normal, but not 
> instantly.  I will  put a voltmeter on the car tomorrow and check it out 
> but I wanted to see if this was a common thing with LM Corvairs.  I 
> remember getting low output from the earlies with a generator.   I would 
> expect some voltage drop at idle but I'm not sure why it is so bad at the 
> dash lights-  because of the dimmer circuit?The battery in the car is a 
> new one and the wiring I checked was good.  Maybe I have a weak alternator 
> and its time for a fresh one and new regulator.  I don't know the age of 
> what is in the car now.Jim