[tcb] Re: No VW show in Hilo bus trouble
- From: Brad Tripp <bradtripp@xxxxxxx>
- To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2013 14:14:11 -0600
Sounds like the gen is going out. is the belt ok? if so take it out ( the
gen ) and get it tested. also might as well replace the regulator
On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 12:05 PM, Denis Dodson <coocoo@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Dave has a new 12v generator in his 67 bus. It's the original set up. Last
> night as we drove out to Hilo he said that his red dash light was on and
> that it usually goes out. I told him I didn't want to walk home from Hilo,
> so we tuned around. Back home I put the test light to the terminals of the
> generator and got no light. then I out the red wire from the multi-meter on
> the positive post on his battery and the black wire to the negative strap
> and got 12v. When we started the engine it went to around 11.9 and went up
> and down when we revved the engine. The meter never read above 12v. Did I
> do the test right?
>
> I am an alternator guy so I am in the woods with voltage regulators and
> stuff. Tell me what to test and how to fix the problem. Hurry, we got
> markets today!
>
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