Hello guys, been a while but good to be back!
I have a strange problem in my 74 kombi.
When I bought the car, it had so many taped wires I almost cried. Now, I have rectified 99% of the wiring, but there is one problem that escapes me: The generator.
OK, the three small wires are conected to the regulator and the ground, is well, ground. The problem is the large gauge red wire.
From the wiring diagram, I see that it is supposed to be connected to the +30 terminal on the starter motor, but when I do connect it, the guages and lights go dim and I cant start the car.
Also, at one stage the generator even smoked a little.
I'm guessing it's shorted somewhere, but all the wiring is correct according to the diagrams I have.
I'm going nuts! What am I missing.
Cheers and thanks for at least reading this crazy post.
Tnate
Tnate Seriously Crusin Dubber
109 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·