He's actually running a non-VW alternator. It is in his first post about
this. Extra pulleys and belts to make it , and a separate cooling fan
mount, both spin.
And, the output of an unregulated GENERATOR goes up to 30+ VDC. Quite a
fascinating experience when it's a dark night and one's
Thanks guys for your valuable input on this,
Yes the starter is indeed the culprit or at least one of the likely
culprits. The bushing may be shot or maybe it needs a good service with change
of the brushes. or both.
Today I went to the electrician/battery shop again. Took my
Im running a non VW alternator (at least I think its an alternator!).
It has a three pin connector and a ring connector attached. The regulator is
under the backseat and of Jap make too.
How do I go about checking the cutout?? Would opening the top cover and a
general
Yes its a non VW unit,
When we purchased the bug it was already there. A single larger belt drove
the three pulleys, with a decreased area of contact on the original generator
pulley which drove the fan only. Back in those good old days (some ten years
ago) not many local VWs were being
Ahad Asad, Glen nor I knew you had the autostick starter. That indeed
changes the diagnosis on the starter bushing. A battery with a dead or
shorted cell causes all kinds of problems so I'm proud of you in getting it
checked! See what further problems you have now that you have a good
Ahad Asad, Glen nor I knew you had the autostick starter. That indeed
Sorry for the typo! I meant for this to say Aha Asad! and then a brain fart
ensued. Blah. Don't get old.
Erin
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I scored a really nice set of Mahle P/C for a 2L Type 4 engine on ebay and
unfortunately, when I got them, poor packaging led to the first and second
fins being chipped off substantially on each of 3 of the 4 in the set. It
makes me sick because this was such a good deal however, what are the
