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Red light on the dash
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 2:54 pm
by rayofleamington
When your charging light comes on solid when it is very late at night (it's dark) you are very tired and the car is going for an MOT in the morning DONT check to see if the fanbelt is still on with the engine running
because if the fanbelt is ok, you may end up saying 'ouch my fingers really hurt' (or words to that effect)
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 3:21 pm
by Cam
Oh dear mate! You didn't? You did!
Yike. Hope it did not hurt too much and you spent the rest of the evening trying to put your hand back together!
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 3:23 pm
by rayofleamington
You did! Yike.
Yes - but I was very tired
No damage to fingers as far as I can tell today - phew.
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 4:09 pm
by bigginger
A very useful tip, and one I shall remember forever...
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 11:22 pm
by Peetee
Yep done it too. and it was cold weather so numb fingers were made even number
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 11:42 pm
by Kevin
Ouch..... not so far glad I have managed to avoid that one
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 3:47 pm
by rayofleamington
Now tend to look at running engines with hands in pockets cos I don't trust myself.
Well I looked at the car the day after, including using a multimeter on the dynamo but it took 10 times lonfger than normal as I was hyper-paranoid about anything going near the fan.