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[mike mcglynn]

Hello can any one advise re. a battery symbol in red on dashboard I have just taken van out of storage and this light was on when I started up and it didnt go out on the way home I have charged the battery up on hook up and its says battery good 12.7v but Light still on when I took van back to storage is this light because its not charging from alternator:Sadr is it something a little more complex

 

[pappajohn]

sounds like alternator fault.

Can you put a meter on the battery then start the engine.

If volts rise its charging...if not it isnt.

 

[daveandsan]

Try giving your alternator a tap with the wooden end of a hammer, the brushes may have stuck.

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[RandallC]

First check the drive belt for the alternator. Check it's there and check the alternator is turning.

Maybe as advised a stuck brush and a tap will clear it but could also be a diode failure etc in the alternator. If you run the engine with say the headlights on is the battery voltage above 14v for a fully charged battery.

Sorry to say if your asking what it could be then there is little option for you. Than to take it to a auto electrician. Having read this not a criticism but an observation.

Good luck.