[T3] It's dead.

[Aaron Clow <vw_variant71@yahoo.com>]

I was driving down the road a little ways from the
garage where I keep the car, and it died... The kind
of dying you get from an electrical problem. Usually
when I try to start the car, as I'm starting the
generator light goes out & the oil light goes out
after a second or two. Now, the generator light stays
on when I try to start the car.

I had this problem one other time, but after looking
for loose connections in the engine compartment, it
started right up. I must've jarred something back.
Trouble is, I also had a brief issue with my starter
(wire came off) about the same time, and I
disconnected and reconnected the battery while I was
fixing it. So it could be anywhere. 

I have fixed the wires near the voltage regulator,
which were held onto the VR with tape, and I also
fixed the head temp sensor inline connector. I
soldered a male connector onto the temp sensor end & a
female connector on the part coming out of the wiring
harness, then covered it up with the old inline cover
& some electrical tape, so that's solid now as well.

I think I'm heading toward working on the generator
connections next to make sure they have a good
contact. Do these look bad?

http://www.tiserves.com/Files/vw/pic5.jpg

Thanks for any help...

Aaron



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