Re: [T3] wont start, help!

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 12 Jun 00, at 12:53, HBakr@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 6/12/00 8:49:58 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
> jadney@vwtype3.org writes:
> 
> << Which wire do you mean? The hot to the generator or the hot to the 
>  battery? Could something have fallen down there and shorted the wire
>  to ground?
>   >>
> It is the red wire with an eye connector that goes to the VR terminal
> stamped "D+" . It is top left when you face the VR. I'd have to go
> look where it's going before I  guess wrong.

D stands for "Dynamo", so that's the wire to the generator. This is 
not your starting problem, but something that fell down there could 
have caused this. These cars originally came with a pink cardboard 
"shield" to keep such things off the wiring. Does anyone else still 
remember those?

> About 6 Mo. ago I
> replaced the VR and that wire was in ok shape. It is unlikely that
> something has fallen there since I dont use it as storage space for
> obvious reasons. But, a seat belt coulda donit. Could that be the
> culprit to my starting problems? should I replace the VR?

It's NOT your problem, but you might want to check out your 
charging system after you find the problem.

There is some slight chance that it was the Field winding that was 
shorted and this might have led to high output from the generator. 
This could have fried any number of things. Does everything else 
still work? Any bulbs burn out at the same time? I have run the FI 
up to 20 volts briefly without harm, but anythings possible and I 
DON'T know where the damage threshold is. Don't worry about this 
possibility yet, it's a VERY long shot.


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Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054

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