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you need to hook up an ammeter I had a alternator that at certain speeds would not charge at anything over 35/45mph the battery would discharge ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 6:43 PM Subject: Re: [T3] intermitent elect. problem > On 17 Oct 2004 at 21:07, K5Dar@aol.com wrote: > > > I had a nervous time coming home today. A) The engine would cut out at > > 20-30mph. B) The brake lights and rear parking lights put on a show > > for anyone > > behind me when I hit the brakes. C) The new starter switch does not > > energize > > the starter. Per the wiring diagram, I think A) & B) above have > > something to > > do with the wires going to & coming out of fuze #11. As far as C) - I > > haven't > > got a clue. I hate intermittent elect. problems. The birth date of the > > car > > is Aug. 25, 1971. > > Okay, this is a very early '72, almost the same as mine was. > > Give us more details on B). > > If C) how did you get it started? > > What have you done lately that might explain this? I gather that you > replaced > the ignition switch; was this the non-type 3 ignition switch? Are you sure > it > was a good one? Did you test it as you installed it? > > What makes you think any of this has something to do with fuse 11? > > -- > ******************************* > Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, Wisconsin, USA > ******************************* > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >