hi all im new to all this vw stuff and have purchased my first notch

its a 1970 in white and i purchased the car up on the hawkesbry

a mate flew to syd to pick it up and drive it down to cobram so i could meet him there with his car

we did the deal and i drove her home, over 1100km in 24 hours the old girl

she did it well until about 100km out from melbourne the g light lit up but we continued on, we got 4 km from home and she stalled, would not kick back over, it was 2 am so i cabbed it home 7 bucks thats how close i was

i i went back in the morning and she kicked over, got her home

another forum member whom i met thru here popped by to take a look

turns out i need a new alternater, now do i buy one and get some one to come put it in? im not real sure on any of this as im new to cars

im thinking get a new battery and alt but what im asking is there anyone able to come give me a hand? i restore vintage bikes and have never had a car but i had to have a type 3.

where would my best bet be to go and get a alt? and battery? and what am i asking for?

cant get the car any where so is this the best option?

and what would i be expecting to pay for the alt and battery

cheers in advance

eccles

ps i would like to get on this asap as i wanna cruze my new notch in tha hood





im in bentleigh just near mckinnon researve, i have tools and the space to work just need the know how

Best auto electrician in your area is Chambers Auto Elect, 564 Hawthorn Rd., S. Caulfield, 9596 6238, close to North Rd. He's a one-man business, so he's not going to come to your place, but he knows VWS (I think he's Sth African). I've had hime replace my regulator and test/setup my battery, very satisfactory results.

Since yours is an auto, I guess you can't push start it, so you'd have to try for a jump start (cables from another vehicle).

If you're stuck, I live near by (Brighton East), so you could contact me and I'll get you to Chambers one way or the other.

How much? alternators are kinda expensive ($250?), but it could just be your regulator; batteries are a commodity, probably around $120. All plus labour.

hth