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On 14 Oct 2003 at 15:04, Mike Wodkowski wrote: > I got 12V at the hot fuse, and then anywhere from 13.4 - 13.9 when I started > the car. The digital reader wouldn't hold at any one number. So I think I'm > ok now. Yes, that sounds fine. > The weird thing is, I'm still not entirely sure what happened. My setup now > is no different from when the Gen light went on originally. The gray wire > showing 0 resistance WRT ground could maybe have been shorted, but it goes > to ground anyway, right? No, the grey wire should be open (infinite resistance to ground.) I'm pretty sure that was your problem, but I don't know what went wrong with that grey wire. It probably just rubbed thru somewhere. I think it leads to the computer diagnosis plug. > Jim, when I do your isolated generator test, what should my initial reading > be BEFORE I short DF to ground? With both D+ and DF open (no connections) you might measure a couple of volts between D+ and ground. It will increase as you raise the engine RPM. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org