[Vwdiesel] Alternator wires

[lbaird119 at aol.com]

   Gee that makes me think of a call I got today.  A friend stared the 
car and went in, got
distracted and proceeded to find the car (Jetta diesel) puking coolant; 
overheated.
Last year he suspected the radiator fan wasn't coming on when it 
should.  Never
checked, just suspected, so he wired in a manual switch instead of 
"FIXING"
the problem.  This wouldn't have happened if it'd been checked and 
fixed IF
there was an issue.  Sort of why I tend to believe in fixing rather 
than
covering up a problem.
    Loren


On 4/6/2010 12:02 AM, Dave Cook wrote:
> As I recall, the guy who wrote the "How to keep your VW Alive" book,
> John Muir, recommended painting some red fingernail polish on the
> backside of the light lens so the dim glow doesn't bother you.
> I just ignore it in my bus, as it is much dimmer than "on."
>

He has a lot of "don't fix the problem, ignore it" procedures like that
in the book...

-Kurt