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On 29 Jul 2003 at 13:30, David Hornback wrote: > Quick question. I will refer to Bentley too, but my Gen. light is > coming on and I have traced it to the + terminal not making good > "contact" with the wires or whatever it is supposed to. Do you have a voltmeter? I'll send you my generator FAQ to help you diagnose the problem. > It is a little loose. Any ideas how I can fix this? I tried tightening > down the lower nut of the two, to no avail. But I didn't mess with it > too much, since I was on my way to work this AM. The lug should sit BETWEEN the two nuts. The lower nut is what holds the stud tight in the housing. This is a weak spot in these generators: If you let the stud turn it can twist something inside, which may break it off, or short it to ground. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org