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On 1 Feb 2005 at 6:54, garram1@swbell.net wrote: > The generator light did not glow but my voltage reading at the battery slowly went > down until it got to 11.6V. Engine speed did not seem to effect this reading. When I > got to work and shut off the wipers and lights the reading slowly came up above 12V > but again, reving the engine did not significantly change the reading. Classic symptoms. Your charging system is not working. You have a problem with either the generator, the voltage regulator, or the wiring between them. If you have my FAQ you can figure out where the problem actually is. If you don't have it, ask me and I'll send it to you. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~