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Jump start on FI is OK if you are using another battery, but avoid using a starter/quick charge unit as I understand they can overload the FI electronics. Does it light your headlights bright? Does your charged battery work in another car? Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Woodiel" <karenwoodiel@hotmail.com> To: <type3-d@vwtype3.org> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 6:03 AM Subject: [T3] Need generator help please! > (Sorry to anyone who read this already on Samba. I'm pulling out all the > stops.) > > Calling all the experts! I am completely stumped. > > Brief recap of past two weeks: > Car (71 FI square) wouldn't stay running. > Started w/jump then died. > Changed voltage regulator. > Charged battery. > Changed generator brushes. > Tonight put in a new generator. > > STILL, the car starts with a jump, then dies. G light is STILL on. > > Generator is lined up properly. All wires are connected properly. VR ground > screws are good and tight. Polarity was set on both generator and VR. > > With a jump, it starts immediately. No hesitation whatsoever. > > What now????? > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > >