Generator charging test ?????

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Generator charging test ?????

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People how does one check the power out , the busses IDIOT light still burns brightly and i dont have my comlpete guide to vw for the complete IDIOT, B.A.B
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Bad Ass Bob wrote:the busses IDIOT light still burns brightly and i dont have my comlpete guide to vw for the complete IDIOT, B.A.B
Get out of the driver's seat. :mrgreen:
Last edited by Merlin on Wed Nov 21, 2007 8:21 am, edited 1 time in total.
"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car, and oversteer, the rear.
Hp is how fast you hit the wall, and Torque is how far you take the wall with you."
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It did not take long for one of you clever buggers to rip that one to shreads, B.A.B
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You walked into that one, mate...
"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car, and oversteer, the rear.
Hp is how fast you hit the wall, and Torque is how far you take the wall with you."
sled wrote:well obviously the UK is wrong.
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EYES WIDE SHUT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!B.A.B
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Post by eben »

a glowing charge light could be a loose fuse... I got it sometimes... ran my finger over the fuses and bobs your uncle (if you like)..... but if its a glowing brightly its propably a loose connection somewhere.. the charge light works on a "balance" system
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Maybe the gennie is not CHARGING!
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search samba... polarise generator, if gen ok and light still on - replace regulator
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BOB. What year is your Combi? I will send you the wireing diagram and the A-Z of it. Just remember, you guys are in the southern hemisphere and things turn backwards... :shock: Well I suppose that is better than here. We are on the equator.... Nothing moves. :drunks:
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