Charging problems

[vwdaun at yahoo.com (Daun Yeagley)]

--- matt <matt@safearmy.com> wrote:

> driving home from work today my volt meter on the 87 8V
> dropped below 12 v  and the idiot lights began to flicker
> for about half the drive. it went back to normal
> (13.5-14.5V)  for awhile then dropped back below 12
> again. Alternator? voltage regulator? blue wire? faulty
> gauge? any opinions would be great.

Likely the voltage regulator.  Two screws, remove &
replace, 5 minutes if your slow.


Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
'81 Scirocco S               '86 Scirocco 8v
'88 Scirocco 16v             '88 Scirocco Slegato 
'96 Passat GLX Wagon         '56 Cessna 172
The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts - Ehrlich's Law.

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