Aircooled VW South Africa • genie or alternator?

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genie or alternator?

Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 6:06 am

by SUZIE

Is this now a alternator or a genie?

Re: genie or alternator?

Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 6:31 am

by Pine

Altenator

Re: genie or alternator?

Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 7:45 am

by Merlin

Early alternator.

Re: genie or alternator?

Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 8:32 am

by SUZIE

I was wondering because this one has 4 wires, were the normal alternator has onle 2

Re: genie or alternator?

Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 8:52 am

by Merlin

I'm not sure of the dates, '75 I *think*, but they changed from an external to internal regulator at that time.

Re: genie or alternator?

Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 10:37 am

by Pine

An altenator is in a Beetle, and a genie is in a bottle