| 73 beetle battery charging 14 volts, generator light still on [message #784849] |
Thu, 20 July 2006 01:31 |
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My generator light turned on solid and the red "b" light also. I
checked the generator
by taking the wires off and grounding the DF connector to gen frame and
started engine
and checked voltage from D+ to ground....at about 2k rpn I get around
23 vdc, so I know
the battery is charging. One other point, my fuel guage dropped to
empty even though
I have 1/2 tank.....blown fuse? Please help, Thanks, Rich
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| Re: 73 beetle battery charging 14 volts, generator light still on [message #784850 ] |
Thu, 20 July 2006 02:20 |
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rich wrote:
> My generator light turned on solid and the red "b" light also. I
> checked the generator
> by taking the wires off and grounding the DF connector to gen frame and
> started engine
> and checked voltage from D+ to ground....at about 2k rpn I get around
> 23 vdc, so I know
> the battery is charging. One other point, my fuel guage dropped to
> empty even though
> I have 1/2 tank.....blown fuse? Please help, Thanks, Rich
>
Fuse.
On '73, Fuse #12 feeds all the things that are out.
http://www.vintagebus.com/wiring/1300_and_1303_from_August_1 972-2.jpg
Speedy Jim
http://www.nls.net/mp/volks/
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| Re: 73 beetle battery charging 14 volts, generator light still on [message #784851 ] |
Thu, 20 July 2006 03:40 |
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Speedy Jim wrote:
> rich wrote:
>
> > My generator light turned on solid and the red "b" light also. I
> > checked the generator
> > by taking the wires off and grounding the DF connector to gen frame and
> > started engine
> > and checked voltage from D+ to ground....at about 2k rpn I get around
> > 23 vdc, so I know
> > the battery is charging. One other point, my fuel guage dropped to
> > empty even though
> > I have 1/2 tank.....blown fuse? Please help, Thanks, Rich
> >
>
> Fuse.
> On '73, Fuse #12 feeds all the things that are out.
>
> http://www.vintagebus.com/wiring/1300_and_1303_from_August_1 972-2.jpg
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>
> Speedy Jim
> http://www.nls.net/mp/volks/
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| Re: 73 beetle battery charging 14 volts, generator light still on [message #784852 ] |
Thu, 20 July 2006 03:41 |
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Speedy Jim wrote:
> rich wrote:
>
> > My generator light turned on solid and the red "b" light also. I
> > checked the generator
> > by taking the wires off and grounding the DF connector to gen frame and
> > started engine
> > and checked voltage from D+ to ground....at about 2k rpn I get around
> > 23 vdc, so I know
> > the battery is charging. One other point, my fuel guage dropped to
> > empty even though
> > I have 1/2 tank.....blown fuse? Please help, Thanks, Rich
> >
>
> Fuse.
> On '73, Fuse #12 feeds all the things that are out.
>
> http://www.vintagebus.com/wiring/1300_and_1303_from_August_1 972-2.jpg
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>
> Speedy Jim
> http://www.nls.net/mp/volks/
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| Re: 73 beetle battery charging 14 volts, generator light still on [message #784853 ] |
Thu, 20 July 2006 03:45 |
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Speedy Jim wrote:
> rich wrote:
>
> > My generator light turned on solid and the red "b" light also. I
> > checked the generator
> > by taking the wires off and grounding the DF connector to gen frame and
> > started engine
> > and checked voltage from D+ to ground....at about 2k rpn I get around
> > 23 vdc, so I know
> > the battery is charging. One other point, my fuel guage dropped to
> > empty even though
> > I have 1/2 tank.....blown fuse? Please help, Thanks, Rich
> >
>
> Fuse.
> On '73, Fuse #12 feeds all the things that are out.
>
> http://www.vintagebus.com/wiring/1300_and_1303_from_August_1 972-2.jpg
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>
Speedy Jim,
Guess what....I was sitting in my car and the gen lite was on , no fuel
guage, no turn sigs. I honked the horn and everything started working,
but when I went down the road
I was getting +18 vdc on my gen.......I bought a new voltage regulator
and I think it fixed
everything. Thanks,
> Speedy Jim
> http://www.nls.net/mp/volks/
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