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on 31/3/2003 10:12 AM, John Jaranson at jaransonT3@comcast.net wrote: > That was my VW weekend. What did everyone else do? I was troubleshooting my charging troubles. I spotted two generators on a local auction webpage and managed to win them for $51. In the meantime I ran through Jim's tests and found that the generator was fine, so I have two spares now, that I haven't tested yet. I started checking the wiring just to make sure I didn't have any faults there, and ended up with most of the dashboard disassembled ;-). I had to fix the windscreen squirter, because the hose had a pinhole in it and was squirting out under the bonnet when I put the pressure on. I put a new hose in and then it started dribbling out of the back of the switch. I took that apart and sealed the rubber valve with some silicon sealant, and when I put it back together again that was working fine. I also removed some gauges that I had installed in the fresh air vents - I am going to install those in a centre console instead. Only problem is I keep looking down, and there are no gauges there any more! ;-) This morning I took the voltage regulator back to get another one, I put the new one in, and all is well so far. The defective one was charging & holding at a steady 14.4V, but kept clicking. They said that they have had one other where the points had assembly oil on them from the Bosch factory and it was doing the same thing. Ben Doughney '75 1200L '63 1200 - Ringo '71 1600TL http://members.tripod.com/~superkafer/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org