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wtb: generator for 1200
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August 21, 2010, 11:06:45 PM »
Hi All, I'm in Van for the weekend and have a non charging engine. The battery voltage is around 12 v with the engine off and doesn't change with the engine on. So, I may need an alternator tomorrow just so as I can get back to White Rock. Anyone have a spare one kicking around?
Mark
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iceneweb
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Re: wtb: generator for 1200
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August 22, 2010, 07:04:29 AM »
Sorry, I meant generator not alternator.
Hopefully my battery will get me back to WR.
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August 22, 2010, 09:29:06 AM »
Will do some tests at the end of my shift here at Granvile Island and make sure its not the regulator at fault
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August 22, 2010, 10:40:02 AM »
I have one ( free ) phone me Thanks Ace 604-533-6722 ( south Langley )
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August 22, 2010, 11:01:50 AM »
Thanks Ace, and thanks to those that pm'd me, I will be able to make it home and get the charging problem sorted out.
What a great community
Mark
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August 22, 2010, 04:09:04 PM »
While still in Van I was able to follow the fault finding instructions on this site:
http://www.vw-resource.com/generator.html
I went thru all the steps, but it was reenergising the field that did it.
So I'm back in business
Thanks all,
Mark
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August 23, 2010, 07:32:53 AM »
The genny light came on again on the way home, so I'll be giving you a call, Ace. Thx.
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August 23, 2010, 09:45:58 AM »
So you're sure all the wires are good and not broken internally and the gen and reg are grounding properly to the bus and each other? And that the regulator isn't to blame? Done all of the on car tests described in the Bentley manual?
Just wanted to check because a generator swap is a fairly involved job in a bus so you'd want to be sure it was the issue first.
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August 23, 2010, 01:01:31 PM »
Hi Mark, No I'm not totally convinced its the genny yet, so now that I have it home I will be going through all the tests.
And yes, after a brief glance at the way its set up it looks like a real pain to change.
Cheers!
Mark
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August 28, 2010, 10:11:40 AM »
Well . . . . there was nothing wrong with the generator or regulator. When I installed an engine bay light, I drilled a hole in on of the big tabs on the regulator for power, but the screw I used was just long enough to contact another (out of sight) tab behind it . . . . I wondered why my charging problems only started after the engine-bay light had been installed
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