blue alternator wire/battery light/no voltage

[Rabbit16v@attbi.com (Rabbit16v)]

While the car is running, check the voltage at the battery (across the
terminals).  If it is about 13v (13.5-14 is best) then your good!  I realize
the blue wire goes to the gauge but it is actually the field wire--it tells
the alternator to charge.  HTH!

Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Doty" <rocco2nr@hotmail.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 9:55 PM
Subject: blue alternator wire/battery light/no voltage


> Okay, I have a steady battery light in the gauge cluster, no voltage on my
> gauge (reading from the same place as the little blue wire on the
> alternator).  I get about +1.3 volts from that terminal to ground when the
> car is running.  Is my alternator pretty much toast?
>
> Joe
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