HI.
I'm having the following issue with my Mini (Austin 1000, 1986)
I recently fit a new wooden dashboard and everything went well. Suddenly the igintion red light came on and stays on, no matter the revs. Suspect the alternator, so I change it for a new one one and everything goes back to normal. Mettered the charging volts with new alternator and were 14.5V at the battery.
Then this past weekend the ignition light went on and then it refuse to goes off no matter the revs. The volts at the battery are now 12.9 (no charging). But also notice that the rev counter sudenly goes to cero and after pushing the throttle, nothing happens. I shut the car off and started again, then the rev counter started to work again but is erractical, meaning some times stays at cero some times mark normal revs and some times mark but doesn't pass 1,000 RPMs or the needle just jump al around the dial and ignition light still on after starting no matter what the revs.
I took the old alternator to be bench tested and they told me that there was nothing wrong with it and is charging at a normal rate so obviously the first issue wasn't the alternator, is something else, buy don't know what; however I kept the new alternator in the car at this time.
Any idea what is causing this behavior?
Can the voltage stabiliser be the cuplrit?
I'll appreciate any help where to look to fix the issue.