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On 25 Aug 2003 at 20:56, Jim Adney wrote: > On 25 Aug 2003 at 18:42, Fiesta Cranberry wrote: > > > >check the charging system regulating > > >voltage. > > > > Well, took her out for a 30 mile spin, and The B. is running great now > > (knock on wood), but just for reference, how do I do this? > > Take her out for a drive to warm her up and park with the engine still running. > Get a friend to hold the throttle at medium RPM while you measure the voltage > across the battery. It should measure 14.1-14.4V; if it comes up less than > 13.5V replace the voltage regulator with a Bosch 30-019. > > If you do the work yourself, remove the battery ground strap first, put it back > last. The "work" I referred to in the paragraph above is the replacement of the voltage regulator. To measure the charging system voltage you must leave the battery connected. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org