2000 revs?

[BERGS2]

My S2 is a daily driver - cold dark mornings = heater + fan + lights + radio (ok - slightly less necessary..) - causes the Volts to drop to a very low level (off the bottom of the scale) - yet when the revs hit 2k this comes right back up again.

2 questions:

1) is this normal? - (the old 'they all do that sir'...)
2) is it bad to rev to 2k from cold?

[Podie]

Check your throttle pot...

[bridgdav]

TADTS

The Alternator doesn't charge until 2k is met when you first start....IIRC

[Podie]

bridgdav said:

TADTS The Alternator doesn't charge until 2k is met when you first start....IIRC

Aye. might have misread the first post...

[keirangrogan]

There was a similar thread a couple of weeks ago where Pete Humphries gave an excellent explaination as to why this happens.

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=57519&f=11&h=0&hw=alternator

[Rozza!!!]

To answer your other question... its better to wait until the oil has nicely circulated before you rev the engine too much.

Roy.