Re: hard start! (alt. or starter)

["Steven Toughill" <stoughill@hotmail.com>]

<x-flowed>>From: Shawn C Meze <skerocdriver@juno.com>
>To: yu129742@yorku.ca
>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: hard start! (alt. or starter)
>Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1999 22:21:16 EST
>The alternator can NEVER drain the battery

I beg to differ. If a diode in the alt. goes bad or a regulator sticks the 
battery can drain. I have experienced this problem. However when this 
happens the charging light usually stays on when the car is shut down. This 
is also in some early Bently Books.



Steven Toughill
ASE Cert. VW Technician
Volks-Tech Inc. (VW Parts & Repair)
Chief Engineer B.C.F.D. Sta. 901
Burlington, NJ
88 Red 16V (not stock)
86 Corvette Blue Jetta (Stock)
84 Scirocco (shell only now) and for sale
Fiberglass Dune Buggy ( the new project)

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