If no one moved the bulbs, the left (red) light is generator, the right
- green - is oil pressure. If the engine is in good shape, the oil light
will stay off a few seconds after the engine stalls.
I missed some of the beginning of this thread - if the car was sitting
for a long time, I would wonder about mouse nests in the fan shroud -
I've seen a few in my time, and engines will overheat quickly.
Start it and check for airflow out of the bottom of the engine on both
sides - there should be a fair flow past the cylinders. Won't guaranteed
there's no obstructions, but at least will show if there's a big problem.
I have pulled fan shrouds with the engine in the car - you have to
remove the engine lid and the hinge supports to do it. Lots easier if
you pop the motor, of course. Pulling an engine is one of the basic
air-cooled VW owner skills!
Chuck Kuecker
On 8/4/2013 3:25 PM, Kyle wrote:
Ok,
Here is the latest:
It will start, then promptly died on me after a distance of about a mile
and a half of driving.
When it died, only one light came on and I took that for the generator light
still.
I guess I should investigate which light is which.
Hopefully the engine didn't overheat.
I am going to go out and look at it and see what kind of trouble I can
get into. I will replace the 6 volt coil with the 12 volt and see how it goes.
Kyle
66 bug
Impatient wife
Impending mother in law visit
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