Ok, so twice today (once on the way to work and once on the way back) the generator light blipped on and then back off again within less than a second. Good for a shot of adrenaline. Anyway, I'm trying to think of culprits...
Brushes?
Voltage Regulator (was replaced a few years back with a Bosch one)?
Belt slippage is pretty much out of the question since my belt is tight and I can't imagine it slipping and "recatching" at 3000+ rpms to blip the gen light anyway.
I know my battery is getting old (I mean old!) - might that contribute?
Generator Light Blip
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Generator Light Blip
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1984 Westfalia - 1.9 WBX
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Re: Generator Light Blip
Neither belt nor battery, but rather a loose connection or a frayed wire insulation . . . somewhere.sped372 wrote:Ok, so twice today (once on the way to work and once on the way back) the generator light blipped on and then back off again within less than a second. Good for a shot of adrenaline. Anyway, I'm trying to think of culprits...
Brushes?
Voltage Regulator (was replaced a few years back with a Bosch one)?
Belt slippage is pretty much out of the question since my belt is tight and I can't imagine it slipping and "recatching" at 3000+ rpms to blip the gen light anyway.
I know my battery is getting old (I mean old!) - might that contribute?
Colin
(p.s. a loose belt is kinder to alternator bearings)
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Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
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