RE: Perfecting a '71 Sunroof (was RE: [T3] '70 square tuning)

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 1 Jun 2007 at 14:41, Adriel Huntington Rowley wrote:

> Jim Adney, thanks.  Both rotors are around 5.3.  So, what else could it be?
> 
> Today I drove it.  The only troubles were when I came up the hill, and
> stopped at the stop sign at the top.  Let out the clutch, put it in first,
> put on the parking brake, ease on the gas, off on the brake, clutch in,
> and...  She dies.  The R.P.M. dropped so low it stumbled and died. I
> repeated this several times and no go.  On the second try, I thought of
> turning on the hazards.  The trouble is the dash indicators were not
> flashing, it was my generator light!  Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!  I
> just put in a used unit, which to my dismay does not work. 

It could be in either the generator or the voltage regulator. You 
won't know until you test them. I'm sending you my charging system 
FAQ by direct email. That will guide you to finding the source of the 
charging system failure.


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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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