The very fact that the battery still only reads 12V with the engine running, and thus the alternator supposedly charging, leads me to think it's alternator related.

MIGHT be heat related too: increasing temperature causing a break to widen enough to stop current flow?

When you second click the key, (before the starter turns) does the charging warning light come on at all?

It should...and if it doesn't, the alternator isn't being excited and won't charge.

 

So as I have replaced the alternator, the complete fuse box and it's contents, the battery (for a fully charged and proven one) and the fuel pump runs as it should.

When I turn the key to postion two I have the following dash lights -

1. CEL.
2. Handbrake.
3. Oil.
4. Seat Belt.

Forgive my ignorance but I take it the the "battery" symbol should be illuminated to?

Could the harness from the alternator to the battery and beyond be at fault?

 

Yes I believe the battery light should also be lit at that stage and then go out once started.

 

I wonder could there be an issue with the instrument cluster?

 

Info, perrrrlleeease!

 

if the charging light bulb has gone, it won't charge, simple.

 

Stand by. Tomorrow should be interesting.

 

Check fuse number 13 in the normal fuse box. Yours is a bug isn't it?

 

JDM Blob WRX.

 

Cool. I think I've got the right info here then. Can you check that and report back?

EDIT: Just realised you said blob lol

 

It's the same fuse anyway, can you check it then?

 

As crazy as this sounds I think you could be correct according to the wiring diagrams, if the fuse hasn't gone that is.

 

i had an issue in my car where i damaged the loom when putting in hawk sti sweeping dials.
i had to modify a few wires and one became broken in the connector and caused a similar fault.
its pretty easy to change the loom out as it plugged in just behind the radio.
has someone added a speedo convertor as the car is jdm?
maybe borrow a set of clocks from a similar car just to see if the battery light works as it should on ignition.

 

Gents

I am **** wet through from racing back and fore the house clocks in hand. I swapped a few LEDs around and put the clocks in and got the battery light on ignition switch position 2.
And as if by magic the car runs a dream.

Much praise to the mighty Wizard Alcazar. If we ever meet I buy the first round.

Thanks

Ian

 

Well done for getting to the bottom of it. This is what forums are all about

 

Cheers, but I've picked it up somewhere...I just passed it on.

 

Bloody marvellous :-)

 

Crazy one and one to remember. Just a note for everyone, this wouldn't happen with STI clocks as they have LEDs instead of filament bulbs.

 

wrong

 

Oh? Not according to the workshop manuals. Maybe you can enlighten us all.

 

The spare Blob STi clocks, who donated the replacement, are all filament bulb types.


I am going to get the LED type if anyone can point me in the right direction.

 

Learn something new every day! The workshop manual I looked at shows the STI has LEDs and everything else has filament bulbs. Glad you got it sorted though. Well done.

 

consider yourself enlightened,dont believe everything you read as some have experience

 

That I am. I can only go by the info I had to hand and was merely trying to help the OP get closer to the problem.

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me too and i was correcting your error with experience of owning an sti.

 

Which is a good thing, at least I can pass that on if needed again. I take there must be an LED version of the same cluster?

 

yes the jdm blob sti onwards or uk hawk sti


uk stuff up to hawk sti was filament

 

I was using the JDM Blob STI wiring diagram, that's what's happened. Cheers!

 

Christ mate, what a load of bother for a dodgy cluster.

As long as you got it fixed, thats the main thing