[Vwdiesel] Alternator question

[Terry Briggs]

Mine does that after just starting up, well it stay lit actually until 
I give it some go juice. Was told that was normal, but never really 
flickered so to speak.
On Jan 30, 2007, at 9:14 AM, MWoodland at Dentsply.com wrote:

>
> I noticed the lights flickering on my Jetta ('91 NA) last night, and 
> tested
> the voltage at 13+ volts DC charging, and almost 30 volts AC.
>
> My first guess would be that I lost a diode in the bridge rectifier, 
> which
> is probably inside the alternator, and not part of the voltage 
> regulator..
>
> Haven't yanked it apart yet.
> Does this sound right?
> Any BTDTs?
>
> Best regards,
> Mark
>
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