ignition light

[docgibbons]

my 1958 saloon is behaving a bit oddly. last night my red ignition light stayed on when i turned off the engine, and turned itself out when i turned on the ignition. it eventually returned to doing it the other way around, but this has happened twice now in the past few days, and i wondered whether it might be a faulty connection, or indicative of a problem. it's charging okay. any ideas?

[Alec]

Hello Doc,

it sounds as though the voltage regulator is sticking, and I suggest disconnecting the battery if the ignition light stays on when you stop. (Until you can verify and correct the problem.)

Alec

[docgibbons]

hi alec,
thanks for the tip. it had my local garage man scratching his head. any ideas on a cure? replacement part maybe? it's working normally at the moment, but this has happened a couple of times now.

[docgibbons]

hi alec,
had a word with ESM minors, and they concur with your diagnosis. they recommend giving it a good clean and see if that cures any problems with dirt/sticking, and if it doesn't fix it, replace the voltage regulator box. so we'll see if that does it.