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On 3 Dec 98, at 17:28, RudyGrrrl@aol.com wrote: > Heey..i was having problems before figuring out my voltage (i had a 6 volt > generator on a '67 etc etc)..i just discovered that the reason the 12 volt > generator wouldnt fit is because the fan shroud is from an earlier model > squareback..so im going to a) have to get the fan shroud replaced with is > time consuming and costly or b)put in a 12 volt porshe generator that will > fit into the smaller fan shroud space....i was told it'll be around 600 > bucks cause i cant do it myself. (they gotta drop the engine to replace > the fan shroud? i think)...so what should i do?? a porshe 12 volt > generator is 300 bucks????!!! and a used fan shroud at a junk yard is > around 100...i think..meanwhile my poor car is is pain and getting 10 > miles to the gallon..still. help! So do you have a 12 V battery and a 12 V voltage regulator? I wonder if someone who didn't understand what they were doing just swapped in a complete older engine with the old 12 volt stuff still on it. Is the coil a 6V? What is the engine number? Where are you located? I can probably sell you both a good used fan housing AND a good 12V generator for $100. It's a bit of work, but it is possible to do this replacement in the car. It MAY be necessary to remove the exhaust system, however, depending on what kind of exhaust you have. The labor should not cost anywhere close to $600. You haven't found the right people to work on your car, yet. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/