[Vwdiesel] Flashing alternator light and windshield washer

[Bill Truesdell]

LBaird119 at aol.com wrote:

>>Curious why the light did not go on and stay on, or am I
>> misunderstanding what the light actually means. I thought it was a
>> charging light, but it appears if the battery is fine it will stay off.
>>
>>
>>
>  AN alternator light isn't your grandfather's "idiot light".  ;-)  You can
>do a
>lot of diagnosing with the silly little things.  EC had a very good article
>on
>it years ago.
>

Thanks for the info and it explains a lot.

Bill T