Hmm, now that I think about it, the gas gauge was way low (below the red) but I thought that in all the spirited driving I wasn't paying attention to it and let it go too low. It did sort of surprise me that I had run out of gas so quickly but I had driven 100 spirited miles that night. (how many miles should we get on 3/4 of a tank?) I stopped asap when I saw that. Maybe the gas gauge was trying to warn me...
-Larry At 10:49 AM 9/8/2001 -0500, you wrote:
From your description, I'd guess that your alternator isn't putting out - carry along a spare regulator/brush assembly, and put it in before bothering to jump-start the car. Chances are, you'll find one brush short (worn or broken). A quirk of VW's electrical system is that NO output from the alternator doesn't give the warning light. Question: SHOULD you have been in need of fuel? The gas guage makes a fair warning for battery draining down due to no alternator! HTH! Ron
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