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On Fri, 2003-07-11 at 02:03, Parker-Durost wrote: > No it's under the seat, that was my next stop on the search. I can't > say what a VR is supposed to feel like, but it was too hot to hold for > more than a few seconds. The VR does get a little warm. that could have been normal. > > > The U shape of the bracket looks like it should bolt on both sides, > but only the right side is under the generator mounting bolt. The car > was converted to 12V generator by the PO. I've seen the coil in to the > right of the generator > on 6v cars, but mine is to the left. The left side of the bracket > sticks out off the end of the shroud.... How do the 12V coils normally > mount? > The long bolt should go all the way through the bracket and the fan housing with a fairly large flat washer on each side, to spread the load and vibrations. There should be a nut on the other end of the bolt. > >> What's the most likely thing smoking under the dash, all the big > >> red wires look fine, ignition switch works, etc. Where should I look? > > >Since your +12V ignition wires shorted to ground, the most likely > things are > >the ignition switch and the wires leading to/from it. > > I looked at a wiring diagram, why wouldn't the coil wire be fused? > Seems risky for all the engine compartment wiring to be unfused. My > precious '66 ignition still works, must have found a weaker link to smoke. > Look at the black wire going into the harness and back to the coil. It may have gotten warm enough to smoke. From my wiring diagrams, this should be on the unfused side of the fuse box, the second fuse from the right. If this were my '66, I would run this wire thru a relay to protect the ignition switch that is made from "unobtainium". -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org