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Referring to 48 Chevrolet fleetmasters

Were they equipped with generator / battery warning light?
My car does not have one. In the position that I should expect to see that light is a lamp indicating the operation of the directional signal.
In the car manual it does not appear to exist as well.
Perhaps it has to do with the fact that my Fleetmaster was assembled in Belgium at that time??
Thank you

Jianis

The answer is NO! They had an AMPMETER

Thank you Mr Mack

That is what I thought already.
The Ampmeter works fine and it gives a bette picture as a single lamp.The only min point is that it takes your attention away from the,now days, crowded roads.

Jianis

By the way....Our Texas driving handbooks and the Chevrolet Operating manuals often had a section devoted to scanning the instruments about every 5 minutes as I temember it, You did a quick eyeball scan "right to left and a down and around"!
We did have crowded roads but it seems to me drivers were more calm and collected, and drove without rage.
I think that the first new car I had with "Idiot lights" on the "generator and the oil pressure warning" was around 1957. I quickly added aftermarket analog gauges, since the "Idiot Lights" only indicated zero oil pressure and zero charging, no indication of change from normal.

Mr Mack

Just like back home in Greece. Even now that is really busy people drive more relaxed especially if you drive an older car they give you all the space you need.
Here in the Netherlands you can’t take your attention away. Other drivers do things like overtaking you a few yards before a red traffic light and then braking fool power only for saving a couple of seconds. They don’t seam to realize that an old car with 4 drum brakes without ABS and stability control decelerates slower as a modern one.
I will eventually fit 2 extra warning lights for charging and oil pressure. That will save watching the Amp and pressure meters too often.
Enjoy your rides.

Jianis