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And check that the voltage regulator output is good with a multimeter. That's how our work Kombi kept dying last month. Steve from NZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Davidson" <andrewjd@alphalink.com.au> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 1:28 AM Subject: [T3] Battery went flat while driving > hi all > > just earlier tonight i was driving across town to drop something off. It was > dark so i had the lights on. To begin with, the car, a 71 > fastback-carburettored, started perfectly. I arrived at my destination and > stayed for about 20 mins. Then when i left, the engine turned over really > slowly, but eventually it started. I was planning on picking up something on > the way home but decided to go straight home and see whether it would start > again and if so make another trip. However, I got home, stopped the car, > switched all acc. off, then tried to restart-It hardly turned over and would > not start despite being very warm (ext temp tonight about 15C, 60sF?). So no > go- my battery has completely flattened itself in this small trip. BTW, my > battery is about 10 months old. > > The generator light was not illuminated when i was driving, though it does > come on when i turn the key, just like it should. > > Any ideas about what my problem might be? > > thanks > > Andrew Davidson > Mel;bourne Australia > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.515 / Virus Database: 313 - Release Date: 9/1/03