<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;font-size:10pt">As Chad suggested you may have a short (or a bad ground) somewhere.<br>It might also just be bad regulators. I recently went through similar problems. Regulator A was a new electro-mechanical like the old ones. It consistently starts out at 15v and by the time I got to work or home, about 20 miles, it would be down to 12.5v. Regulator B was a new electronic style; it didn't charge at all until I heard a snap then it charged a steady 17v! Regulator C is an old scaly electro-mechanical. It is working great.<br><br>Good Luck,<br>Tony <br>'70 Fastback AT/FI<br><div><span><br></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">
<div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Chris Sheridan <cscsheridan@gmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> type3-vwtype3.org@lists.vwtype3.org <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, April 24, 2014 1:24 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [T3] A Tale Of Two Regulators<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br>My Daily Driver is again experiencing electrical issues. You may remember I<br>replaced the battery, regulator, belt, generator brushes about a year ago,<br>and the generator itself about 2 years ago.<br><br>Over the last month or so I noticed the lights dimming at idle. When I rev<br>the motor or begin driving the headlight brightness increases, when I stop<br>at a stop sign the lights get very dim.<br><br>Also the battery began to no longer hold a charge. - slowly
became<br>difficult to start over a few weeks.<br><br>I brought the battery in for testing and was told it was shot. I had it<br>replaced last week and it began to start brightly again, but then I noticed<br>it started to start harder again after a few days, and the light dimming<br>was still there.<br><br>I then ordered a new regulator from my FLAPS - it was an aftermarket exact<br>replica of a 1970 bus regulator - more square and boxy than the typical<br>bosch t3 regulator. - the computer insisted this was the right part for the<br>1970 t3 even though I questioned the Type 2 part number (211) - I replaced<br>it into my car and began driving it and started smelling burnt wiring after<br>about a block, so I parked it again.<br><br>What gives. Can I use the older style regulator on a FI T3? What is causing<br>my lights to change intensity based on my engine rpm?<br><br>Thanks,<br>Chris<br>1970 Fastback FI<br>-------------- next part --------------<br>An
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