Re: Alternator Light

["Dave Ewing" <rabbit16v@prodigy.net>]

Does your light work at all?  Check when in the "on" position.  This is also
the "light test" position.  560watts should most defineately make the older
bulb type warning light glow especially with heater fan on and wiper blades
going and I know your car sees that fairly regularly living in WA state!!

Dave

> 90amp alt with larger wires (power/ground) & cleaner connections does
> NOT produce a red light in my car, even when I have 560watts blazing out
> in front! =)
>
> Andre'
> Lime Green 79
> Kirkland WA
> ICQ #76283458
> http://mk1scirocco.com
>
> Mash wrote:
> >
> > --- Night Shadow <soltwede@privateI.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Will all this talk about alt lights...
> > >
> > > Mk1s don't use a led, they use a regular bulb.
> > > Every mk1 I have had, the
> > > alt light glows very dimly (only seen at night).
> > > Why is this?  Alt puts
> > > out strong 14V, good amps, great grounds
> > > etc....still...it glows....what
> > > would cause this?
> > >
> > > Eric
> >
> > Crappy wiring?
> >
> > I'm hoping that a new Alternator harness and 90 amp
> > upgrade will cure this (I believe this did cure this
> > on Andre's '79 green machine).
> >
> > Another thing on my "to do" list in the next month or
> > so.
> >
> > =====
> > Mark Peele
> > 1985 Scirocco, 1982 Scirocco, 1981 Scirocco, 1978 Scirocco, 1987 Golf GT
> > http://www.scirocco2.de/mark.htm
> > Direct Mail: SCIROCCO_GTX@YAHOO.COM
> > Need parts? try http://www.parts4vws.com/ (Potterman)
> > or http://www.germanautoparts.com/ (Adirondack)
> > or http://thescirocco.com
> >
> > __________________________________________________
> > Do You Yahoo!?
> > Find a job, post your resume.
> > http://careers.yahoo.com
> >
> > --
> > Email LIST problems to: scirocco-l-probs@scirocco.org.
> > To unsubscibe send "unsubscribe scirocco-l" in the message to
majordomo@scirocco.org
>
> --
> Email LIST problems to: scirocco-l-probs@scirocco.org.
> To unsubscibe send "unsubscribe scirocco-l" in the message to
majordomo@scirocco.org
>


--
Email LIST problems to: scirocco-l-probs@scirocco.org.
To unsubscibe send "unsubscribe scirocco-l" in the message to majordomo@scirocco.org