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--- Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org> wrote: > On 14 Aug 2006 at 11:08, Cybernotchback wrote: > > > The gen light staying on after the key is OFF is > probably the most common VR > failure mode. It's not clear from your description > whether what you observed > was from overvoltage or from discharge thru the > generator, which is part of the > common failure mode. Either could have caused the > battery smell and sound. I hadn't thought that the discharge through the generator would boil the battery. So I just assumed that the system had over charged the battery. At the time I wasn't experienced enough to know to check the voltage. I did however know enough to throw parts at the situation, (knowing enough to get me into trouble, or spend money on items that I may not have actually needed). And I luckily replaced the voltage regulator first thing. I learned a lot at that poor Beetle's expense, mostly whst not to do. But more importantly I learned how to work most problems out the right way. Cheers, John La Francois Blauvelt, NY '65 Notch S (Nubb) Awaiting rustoration '67 Beetle (Bubb) Currently under rustoration, by owner '98 Jetta GL (Wolfgang) Wife's Daily Driver '90 Convertible (Sunny) My Daily Driver. Director: Lower Hudson VW Association http://www.geocities.com/lhva88 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~