[Vwdiesel] Alternator wires

[raymond greeley]

Diagnose the issue properly in the first place and then decide

if it can wait or be ignored.

 

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> To: syncronized_turbo at yahoo.co.uk; vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 15:57:59 -0400
> From: lbaird119 at aol.com
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Alternator wires
> 
> 
> 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
> 
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