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On 22 Jul 2003 at 12:30, Kurt Nolte wrote: > It's me again; this time I have a new difficulty. My > generator light comes on when the engine is at low > rpm's. I replaced the brushes as per Bentley and Muir, > and made sure that the commutator was really clean. > Now that the generator is back in, the brush changing > made no difference; the light is still on until I give > it some gas. Also, if I turn the headlights on, the > engine just dies. No sputtering, no coughing, it just > dies. It's possible that you just have your idle adjusted too low. Is this your beetle or you type 3? I have a charging system FAQ that I can send you if you want it. On a type 3 your idle should be about 850-900 rpm. Does your engine die if you turn on the lights while you're actually up to speed? -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org