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On 23 Jun 2004 at 20:54, The Rossos wrote: > > To do this test you MUST do it at the generator end and disconnect the DF > > wire, leaving it connected to nothing. Is this what you did? > Yes. Okay, good. > > If so, then there is now something wrong with your generator. I would have > to > > see the generator up close to know what the cause might have been. > > > > Did you have the generator lined up properly so that the big air cooling > hole > > was pointing straight down? Do you have my charging system FAQ? > Yes to both. In that case, you either got a bum rebuilt generator, or the DF wire between the VR and the gen might have chafed thru its insulation somewhere and is occasionally shorting to ground. What year was this? Up to about '70, the wiring harness runs along the left side just inside the LR fender. If this car has been hit there, you might wonder about this. If your harness runs under the deck, then it is pretty hard to damage. You might still want to follow along and check where it rubs against things in case something has moved out of place and rubbed. At this point my money would be on the bum generator. Most rebuilds come with a 6 month warrantee, so you ought to see if you can send it back. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org