[Vwdiesel] pop starts & the alternator

[LBaird119@aol.com]

noticed faint red glow from alternator warning light when I'm down at 
idle recently
goes away as I rev up
am I screwing up the alt by pop-starting?


  You sure aren't hurting anything alt-wise by coast starting it.  If you 
have 
a little speed up and ease the clutch a tad, rather than popping it then it 
should be easy enough on the mounts, etc as well.  
  A dim glow is often a bad connection of the B+ wire/s from the alt. 
to the battery, generally at the battery.  Brushes are easy and smart 
to check as well.
     Loren