12v Alt problem

tubbed Casual Dubber

38 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 3 Apr 2008, 1:31 pm

#639575

Hey,

Driving to the coast this morning and the alt light came on/stayed on!!!! Belt is still on and correct tension etc, all fuses are good, connections, battery (2 months old) everything looks as it should be.... threw a tester on the battery (running) no charge coming from the alt.

This alt is only 3 months old :-( has anyone got any ideas of what has happened here??

Thanks in advance!!!!

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greedy53 Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,062 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 3 Apr 2008, 6:10 pm

#639609

did you put a new regulater in at the same time

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tubbed Casual Dubber

38 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 3 Apr 2008, 7:02 pm

#639617

they're internally regulated yeah?? but good point... anybody ever replaced on in one of these units??

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 3 Apr 2008, 8:02 pm

#639624

it cant be any harder than a modern alternator

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VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 3 Apr 2008, 8:08 pm

#639625

Warranty!

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1,990 posts · joined Sep 2007 · 6 Apr 2008, 5:09 pm

#639973

If thats a new bosch alternator, My regulator packed it in and i just got it wired for an external regulator. Apparently the regulators are hard to get. Mine works great with an external one. And you can buy the regulators from repco.