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On Sunday 07 October 2001 03:33, Chazpix@aol.com wrote: > Hey all. Anyone ever have a headlight switch get hot? (hot enough to smell > insulation burning) > Only thing that's been changed is the generator (went from 356 12v to OEM > '68 12v T3 gen) checked output voltage(OK,13.8-14.2), VR (new Bosch) good > grounds,good wiring. > Could the extra amperage (+/- 5 amps) of the new gen be the cause?(had no > previous problems) Maybe just fried? > A loose/bad connection will cause heat, and all the power from the regulator to the front of the car goes to the headlight switch. this connection may have been going bad for quite a while. > Also a strange intermittent "clicking/humming" noise when hot(something > like loose valves) while idling in neutral, however when clutch is > activated, the noise disappears. Goes into gear smoothly (all 4 + Rev) no > roughness or vibration while starting from a standstill, all the way to 80+ > mph.(Trans has been professionally rebuilt,stock cut flywheel/ new clutch/ > pres. > plate/throwout/((all Sachs)). > It is probably a throwout bearing rattling against the pressure plate. -- Russ Wolfe '71 Fastback AT '66 Fastback MT (IT RUNS) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe