There we were, trundling up the M6 last Sunday afternoon, when the rev' counter packed in. "Hmmm" I thought, "I'd better fix that at the weekend."
A couple of miles later the rev' counter gave a kick, then died again. It repeated this two or three times. Each time it gave a kick the red battery not charging light came on.
A couple of miles later, after making a noise like "pop!", the rev' counter returned for good but so did the not charging light. Naturally I was a bit concerned about the warning light so at the next services we pulled-off and I checked the battery was ok. It was. The lights were still blazing brightly and the engine started easily so we pressed on, arriving in Glasgow not too far behind schedule.
Next morning we scraped the frost from the windscreen and I prepared to start her up, fully expecting a flat battery, but she fired-up immediately. The not charging light was still lit though and remained lit for the rest of the journey home to Tobermory.
So, what's likely to have gone bang behind the dashboard? I'm presuming some electrical component has failed. Anyone seen this before?
The vehicle, incidentally, is a 1991 Landrover Discovery V8i with a gas conversion.
Cheers Gary