T3: Re: Generator problem (was: no more leaks)

[king5zreo@juno.com]

Sonny,
	What Jim said, but if the bulb is good, you have generator
troubles.
Tom
'68 FB (Thumper)
'70 Bug

On Tue, 10 Mar 1998 00:23:48 EST Sonny8oy <Sonny8oy@aol.com> writes:
>Tom wrote:
>	When I bought my car it had sat exposed to the elements for 5 
>or
>6 years. It would not start after recharging the battery, I had to buy 
>a
>new battery & haven't had any problem since. Yes, a battery will start 
>&
>run a car for a while even if the generator isn't charging the 
>battery.
>Does the generator light in the fuel gauge come on when you turn the 
>key
>to the first position & then go out once the engine is running? If it
>remains on while the engine is running the generator is bad. Anything 
>as
>simple as brushes to replacing or reparing the generator.
>Tom
>'68 FB (Thumper)
>'70 Bug (recently purchased)
>
>Generator light on the dash doesn't come on ever.  Is this good or bad 
>or just
>a blown bulb.  The light that lights up the dash doesn't come on 
>either, but
>all the other lights on the dash, including fuel gauge and clock 
>lights work,
>if that's relevant.
>Thanks
>
>sonny
>

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