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Ok... some new information for you guys to chew over. We went out and did the tests that Mr. Adney's FAQ listed, with some HIGHLY unusual results. About the only really good thing that came out of it was that I now know that the indicator light isn't shorting. When I did the first test, I initially got a reading of 12.35v between the fusebox and ground. This value dipped to 11.4v while I was starting the car, but it quickly jumped back to 12.3 once the engine was running. Giving it a little gas, the reading rose to a max of 12.8v after I pushed the pedal down about a third of the way. After shutting off the engine, my voltmeter only registered 5v. I removed the connections and reapplied them, just to make sure, and got readings anywhere from a min of 2.3v to 8.1 volts. Somewhat perplexed and confused by these levels, we moved on to the generator test. This one was the real kicker; we performed the test twice, about five minutes apart. Each time, the voltmeter only read 1.2v EACH TIME! When revved, the reading only reached 1.27v! The screw was in place, and the brushes are brand new. Stamped on the generator housing is "rebuilt NY22." A final bit of information; the generator was HOT. Extremely so. It seems odd, seeing as how the engine had only been run maybe 5 minutes in the past hour and a half. Hopefully this helps you figure out what exactly is going on, 'cause I haven't a clue. Thanks for all your help, -Kurt '71 AT Square, Tyria '73 Superbeetle, "Toast" or "Shorty", depending on who is talking __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org