patrol dash lights going bonkas

[planb]

ok

i park the car last night, no dash lights illunimated (nothing out of the ordinary)

i get in this morning, turn it on and the there are 4 lights on the dash and the battery has dropped from 13.9 vlts to 11 and wont charge up to 13.9 after motor is fired.

the dash lights are

brake/ a/t oil temp / battery and down the bottom under the km counter is the orange 'earth' symble.

i drive it 40km, the volts slowly climb, but dont get over 12v

i have an auxiliary auto trans oil temp guage which indicates that the auto oil is not out of the ordinary.

the brake light illuminates when you pull on the handbrake, or the pads are low and the indicator hits the rotor. (i changed the pads 3 months ago)

im thinking there is nothing wrong with my auto or brakes but the warning lights have come on by default because the alternator has had it or the battery isn't holding a charge.

or there could be a slow leak

anyone have similar dramas ?

this is a tb42e motor on gas.

im going to get busy now with the volt meter and see if i can suss it out, but im pissed.

[Bingham]

yep ive had all this,

battery, check fuses then double check them, (meter & Rear) was my prob...

then my cd was a huge voltage drawer due to a fault so that got thrown...

then alternator shit it self...

good luck and get the cheque book warmed up.....

[Mowie]

Sounds like the Alternator is on the blink.
My alternator just went (worn brushes), and when the battery warning light came on it also lit up my handbrake light.
Don't know why but thats what mine was doing as well.

BTW planb, was it you who had that LWB GQ for wrecking/parts in Nth Sydney?
I remember your avatar
Since the For Sale section closed I lost your details and I wanted to arange to come over.

[Doggy]

My dash lights used to go bonkas as well, they have stopped going haywire now.......as a matter of fact they stopped working all together

[planb]

yep ive had all this,

battery, check fuses then double check them, (meter & Rear) was my prob...

then my cd was a huge voltage drawer due to a fault so that got thrown...

then alternator shit it self...

good luck and get the cheque book warmed up.....

i have had a quick look at the fuses but what do you mean by (meter & Rear ??)

the only additional draw on the battery has been the addition of two hella hydralux spots (150w each)

the fuse blew on the 12v supply to the relay the other week

maybe they were drawing too much from the alt ?

i had a quick look through the other threads re; alternators.

whats the go with the skyline rb30 bracket to hold the 120A Bosch on a TB42

will this work or am i just smokin ?

im going to drop her off at the auto leck this week and get it sussed.

i think it could just be th regulator as whem i start the vehicle the voltage will be around 11 and will climb to 12 after a 10 minute drive but no higher.

the ground display lamp is displaying on the dash, am thinking this is what it means

[planb]

Sounds like the Alternator is on the blink.
My alternator just went (worn brushes), and when the battery warning light came on it also lit up my handbrake light.
Don't know why but thats what mine was doing as well.

BTW planb, was it you who had that LWB GQ for wrecking/parts in Nth Sydney?
I remember your avatar
Since the For Sale section closed I lost your details and I wanted to arange to come over.

good to know that mine is not the only one with additional lamps lighting up on the dash.

will keep you posted.

yes it was me who posted the thread re; GQ Wrecking

its actually a mates vehicle, there is plenty of junk up for grabs (just no alternator !!!)

his number is 0411 583 183