genie or alternator?

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genie or alternator?

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Is this now a alternator or a genie?
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Altenator
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Early alternator. ;)
"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car, and oversteer, the rear.
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I was wondering because this one has 4 wires, were the normal alternator has onle 2
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I'm not sure of the dates, '75 I *think*, but they changed from an external to internal regulator at that time.
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An altenator is in a Beetle, and a genie is in a bottle :wink:
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