[T3] Time for a generator

["Keith Park" <topnotch@nycap.rr.com>]

Just got back from a 90mile trip from the lake in the Square... at night,
with the boat in back and a car crammed with all our stuff. So when does the
generator light come on?  Backing the car up the driveway upon our arrival!!

I love my car!

How often does something crap out at the best possible moment??  Id hate to
think how many miles I had to drive with a 6 year old battery... I do keep a
spare generator with me but of course this was the time I forgot the tools!
I got 43K miles out of that generator!!  and only the brushes are bad...
even with all the electrical gizmos I have on the car... this is why I never
went to the alternator conversion, Toby has a real neat installation but
these generators are alot more capable than most people give them credit
for.  Course if I go to TYpe 4 power... there IS an alternator on those
engines...


Keith

Keith Park

Top Notch Restorations
topnotch@nycap.rr.com
71 Squareback
65 Notchback
65 Squareback
75 Opel
87 Golf
88 Rx7 10th Anniversary


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