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Give the regulator a sharp tap with the handle of a screwdriver eg. If the points were simply stuck this will probably be enough to get it to work again. If it makes no difference, start the trouble-shooting sequence for dynamo and VR. Dave Hall. UK VW Type 3&4 Club www.hallvw.clara.co.uk ------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Rossos" <CROSSO@peoplepc.com> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 2:10 AM Subject: [T3] Charging Problem > About a mile from my house on the way home today my generator light came on > in my Fastback. There was no flicker, it was just on steady. I immediately > checked my volt meter which read 12 volts. When I got home I checked the > V-belt and it is fine. The volt meter was reading normal (around 14 volts @ > 3000 rpm with the headlights and the radio on) earlier in the day. I > quickly checked the generator and found no obviously loose wires but it was > cold and dark so I put the car in the garage and will work on it tomorrow. > Any idea if this is the generator or the regulator? > > Dave Rosso > Pittsburgh, PA > '69 Fastback > '73 Super Beetle > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org