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Hello all, some generator questions: The problem: Gen light on... but disappears with one high rev. usually. What I've done: well, I cleaned the commutator bars using the sandpaper method ala muir and checked all of the connections and wire integrity and regulator (new one in two moths ago). An observation: Green sparkys all over from the bottom brush but not the top. Should there be sparks from both the top and the bottom or is this normal. What I found: If I reach in with my left hand under the generator and touch the brush underneath it gets significantly more green sparkys ... like by a factor of ten. Then my warning light goes out wi•õ³ving. Question: As I have not torn apart a generator on a car before (only Harleys) is the brush on top just like the brush on the bottom? and if so should green sparkys be on the top as well as on the bottom? I guess I'm headed for a generator over haul, and I have two spares in other engines. How easy is it for me to rebuild or recondition one of these puppies? Or how much does it usually cost to drop one of at a shop and have then recondition it... is 40$ reasonable? TIA, Charlie M. 71 MT square FI darker everyday 71 AT parts square spare FI engine soon to be carbed and a 1.8... ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org