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On Friday 31 August 2001 21:21, Jason Cornfeld wrote: > okay, narrowed it down myself.. i think.... The generator and brake system > light are wired together. now anyways.. it only dims when i revv the > engine.. and i put a different regulator in there... same thing... so i > think its my generator.. what should i do to check it? and one more thing.. > im trying to get my gland nut off!!! How the heck!?!?!! it is sOOOOOO > Tight! How can i get it off!?i need to replace my main seal. > > Cheers and TIA i hope i get an answer this time.. > Here is your answer. You can do something called "full fielding" in the generator. There are 2 terminals on the generator. D+ and DF. D+ is the output from the generator. DF is the field or control terminal. Disconnect both wires from the generator. Connect a voltmeter Positive lead to the D+ terminal and the Negative lead of the meter to ground. Now, start the engine and let it run at a high idle speed. Momentarily, and I mean "Momentarily" ground the DF terminal and read the voltmeter. You should see at least 20 volts on the meter. As to the gland nut, you will need to build some kind of a flywheel lock. A piece of angle iron with holes drilled to match the clutch bolts work. It should be at least 3 feet long. You will need it to put the flywheel back on too. That gland nut is torqued to about 256 fl lbs. -- Russ Wolfe russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/