Volks, Thanks to several of you who responded to my query about fixing a Bosch voltage regulator in my '70 bug. I dug up a German owner's book and checked out their wisdom about the task. They pretty much agree with y'all: "If the voltage regulator is defective ... repair attempts are futile." (They used the word "zwecklos," which kinda means "doomed to failure.")
I hate when this happens. The replacement units I've found in the catalogs look nothing like my original Bosch voltage regulator. Does anybody know a good source for an original-lookalike? Bert Knupp in Music City Bert Knupp wrote: > Volks, > > My 1970 Type 1 has an external voltage regulator (beneath rear seat on > left). When I drive, the "low charge" red light often flickers, then > comes on steady; when that happens, I can pull over, turn around (my > rear seat bench is still out), and tap the voltage regulator with a > small wooden stick. It then works fine for awhile. > > QUESTION: Is it possible to open the Bosch VR case and possibly clean > up the contacts with a little fine emery paper? Or if the contact > points are fried, are they separately replaceable? The VR is original > so of course I'd like to keep it if it's fixable. I haven't removed > it yet -- I'll await the advice of the sages. > > Thanks, > > Bert Knupp in Music City > > |__n__ > (_____)º > (Ô\_|_/Ô) > ü ° ° ü > Polizeikäfer '70 > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4379 (20090829) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
