[Vwdiesel] blinking alternator light ??

[William Longyard]

I believe the tach reads off the alternator "W" post.  Therefore it seems 
likely to be an alternator problem, such as dying diodes, or maybe an 
intermittent short.

Bill Longyard


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rolf Pechukas" <rbp at 4u2bu.org>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>; <ev_update at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 9:36 AM
Subject: [Vwdiesel] blinking alternator light ??


> hey all
> my 93 Eurovan DIESEL was doing something weird last night
> battery/alt light was coming on intermittently, faint, then bright,
> then in between, etc
> tach would zoom up to normal, then falter, then die, then back up...
> I checked belt - fine, tight
> all electrical connections seem OK
> thoughts about what might be happening? it's been COLD here last 2
> nights
> are these symptoms of a dying alternator?
> or am I not trouble-shooting hard enough?
> thanks for any thoughts
> -- 
>
> Rolf in MA
>
>
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