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reverend Casual Dubber

44 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#210121
I was driving my bug last night when i noticed the red generator light go on (little G in a circle on the speedometer?). It has stayed on since (only when ignition or engine is on).

Now i got out "How to keep your veedub alive" and it says something about the fan belt slipin or being broken.

So how do i check fan belt? Is it inside that big black box at the back of engine compartment? If it is how do I get to it???

confuzzled. Any help would be appreciated...


hmm book also says that there a chance there is a problem with the generator :/



[Edited on 31-7-2004 by reverend]

[Edited on 31-7-2004 by reverend]
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reverend Casual Dubber

44 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#210160
thankyou very much 🙂

most helpful.


out of interest, is an alternator or a generator better? or they pretty much as good as each other?
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type82e Wolfsburg Wizard

591 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#210162
ive been having the same hassle with mine
the light stays on and the auto electrician said the field coils were gone in it then i tried another I had and it was the same then I bought a supposedly good one and it was gone also. theyre getting pretty old now and for about $235 you can have a brand new one delivered to your door by mick motors our favourite sponsor
thats what I'll be doing next week!

get yours checked out by an auto elecrician they'll be able to tell you if its brushes, the regulator or its cactus
the auto electrician I took it to actually used to race beetles so it was a double bonus!

marcel

Desert Moose Cut Cut Cut

2,098 posts · joined Mar 2004 ·

#210222
reverend wrote:thankyou very much 🙂

most helpful.


out of interest, is an alternator or a generator better? or they pretty much as good as each other?
An Alternator is much much better:thumb

reverend Casual Dubber

44 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#210667
well i push down brushes, and now when i look inside of generator (while engine on) there are sparks shooting around 😠 eek...

hmm this not a good thing i suppose? lol

[Edited on 2-8-2004 by reverend]
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reverend Casual Dubber

44 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#210698
oh btw generator light went out 😀


but still sparkin :duh🙁:duh
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Rota_Motor

Former member ·

#210811
reverend wrote:oh btw generator light went out 😀


but still sparkin :duh🙁:duh
I think that sparking may be a kinda normal thing when using a gen, as Danielles does it, and its an almost new gen in that 🙂

reverend Casual Dubber

44 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#210881
thx rota! :o (ive decided this face looks like a "phew")



weeee now i can drive my car around again keke.
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reverend Casual Dubber

44 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#211645
argg!!!!

well i bought myself some new brushes this morning, put them (red light went off :thumb) in and drove to school... ok as im driving along i can here my brand new brushes rubbing, ok im not too worried as i figure this must just be normal..... well i get to my destination go to the rear to have a look and low and behold...

The damn brushes are about 1cm long again and the bloody generator light is back on :cry

is it because the spings are too strong? or is there somehting wrong with my generator 🙁 ??
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Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 ·

#211647
the sparking is normal that is what u want to see....i dont know about your brushes being worn down........perhaps the brushes were to skinny and they were sliding through the mounts and wearing away to quick or the springs are sprung too tight. are the brushes loose in the mounting holes?
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1970 MK2 Ford Cortina GT
1979 Yamaha RX125 Two Stroke tracker project.
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reverend Casual Dubber

44 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#211650
brushes aint loose, they are the right ones for the model as far as im aware :/ i have to go out now so i might go look at the springs :S

not impressed however the damn brushes cost me $12 and im just poor wittle student (sob story)
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Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 ·

#211686
my genny wasnt charging when i got the baja and after a bit of frigging around i discoverd there was too much friction in the brush mounts from surface rust that was forming there after i emery paperd that down they were fine.....id say the springs are too tight.
62/60 model bug eye baja bug, (Full Build in Progress)
1974 Chevrolet Luv
1970 MK2 Ford Cortina GT
1979 Yamaha RX125 Two Stroke tracker project.
2004 Harley Davidson Sportster XL Custom