Callaway Charge issues

[scirocco16vr32 at gmail.com (Chris Bennett)]

http://picasaweb.google.com/Scirocco16vR32/Battery

These are a few pics of stuff I have been doing today.  The colors on
the battery harnesses were reversed...  Oh yea that was a Jetta I saw
in LA a couple weeks ago and forgot to post.

Miss Elise had a doctors appt today and they think she has a heart
murmur.  She was eating cake and I got a good candid shot.  (it's
easier to upload all pics on the card.)

I jumpered the blue wire and guess what?  14.00 vdc  After it was
running I removed it and got 13.99 vdc--not enough to make a
difference I would say, but it DID prove that the 65amp alternator
would not self excite and that the blue wire is necessary.



On 9/25/07, Chris Bennett <scirocco16vr32@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The 16v alternator self starts.  I haven't had a blue wire there in a long time.
>
> Sucks with the remote start though, you have to rev it to get it from
> sapping the battery, defeats the purpose.   Not that I use the remote
> start anyway.  (it came with the car)
>
>
>
> On 9/25/07, Gordy Stedman <ydrogs@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Just for a check make sure the exciter wire has continuity and is not broken
> > anywhere between the fuse block and the alt.  I thought that self exciting
> > theory was bullshit.
> >
> > On 9/25/07, Chris Bennett <scirocco16vr32@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > So a Mk1 will not self excite?
> > >
> > > I did run a dedicated ground to the battery.  I actually put jumper
> > > cables on the battery negative and put the other end to various parts
> > > of the alternator, block with no effect either way.
> > >
> > > There is some homegrown rats nest bullshit near the positive.  There
> > > is a some sort of spring type disconnect between the actual positive
> > > terminal (I see them on Porches) twist it and it makes contact--that
> > > kind of thing.  As well the positive itself to the alternator doesn't
> > > look great so I will be fixing all that crap today and all of the
> > > smaller auxillery power wires... (there seems to be about 8 of
> > > them?!?) are put together with a few bolts holding the small lugs
> > > together and alot of electrical tape.  Grrr.  I need to unfuck that.
> > >
> > > So that is my project for the AM.  And oh yea blue wire.
> > >
> > > Thanks all.
> >
> > --
> > Gordy
> > MK1 x 5
>
>
> --
> 80 Scirocco Callaway Indiana Red
> 87 Scirocco 16v Tornado Red
> 04 R32 Reflex Silver
>


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80 Scirocco Callaway Indiana Red
87 Scirocco 16v Tornado Red
04 R32 Reflex Silver