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>Would a type 3 run with a nearly dead battery? Two weeks ago Maddy
>and I left the radio on for the weekend and killed the battery. I
>jumped started it monday morning and it hasn't had any trouble
>starting since. However, I noticed at idle my headlights dim when the
>turn signals flash. Tonight it's below freezing and I added wipers
>and rear brake lights to the mix and the blinkers pretty much stopped,
>and the wiper motor bogged down. I'm going to test the generator for
>voltage at medium RPM. How should I test the battery?
>Peter Parker
>'66 Square; Phillip
>Portland, OR
......any vehicle, short of computer
controlled and/or FI vehicles, will run with a very
low battery, albeit some very poorly depending on the
voltage output the charging system is producing. From
the symptoms you describe, your charging system is
at fault. VW's in general, produce fairly low voltage
and amperage at idle and your weak battery is likely
compounding the problem. If your charging system checks
out OK, I would put your batery on trickle charge for
several hours or possibly overnight and that should
bring things back up to par. The stock charging system
takes quite a long time to fully recharge a dead
battery especially at running speeds produced just
from cruising around town.
Marc
1967 Fastback
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