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<div>I <font size="2">don't know, as we've never checked Rob's, but his VR is mounted on the <br>
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<div><font size="2">inside wall of the cooling duct, as the wiring harness (411-412) limits where <br>
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<div><font size="2">you can go with it. As far as I knew, everything was Kosher on it, but then I <br>
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<div><font size="2">re-used my alt off my 2.0L. He really does like the 1.7L, but I can tell he <br>
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<div><font size="2">wants a little more umph. ;-) And yes, his VR is the electronic one, about 2 <br>
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<div><font size="2">by 3 by 1/2 inch thick. We never checked out put, but then he doesn't have <br>
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<div><font size="2">a dash full of gauges.<br>
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<div> <font size="2">Bob 65 Notch S w/Sunroof</font><br>
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<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:10pt;color:black">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Keith Park <topnotch@nycap.rr.com><br>
To: type3@vwtype3.org<br>
Sent: Tue, Jun 2, 2020 8:28 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [T3] Keith's T4 Charging Dilemma<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Now thats a definate Hmmmm!!!<br clear="none"><br clear="none">its on the rear engine compartment wall, as im running a 914 harness and<br clear="none">thats all it would reach. Last sunday's drive home was 35 degree's colder<br clear="none">than the previous weekend's and I dont think I was paying enough attention<br clear="none">earlier in the spring to see if it was a higher voltage around town then.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">are the electronic ones have a temp coefficient as well?<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Keith<br clear="none"><br clear="none">On 1 Jun 2020 at 22:29, Keith Park wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none">> Drove it home from camp on Sunday, but before dark this time.<br clear="none">> Startup it kept 14v even at idle, wandered down to 13.9 at times but held<br clear="none">> right around 14V for a half hour or so on the secondary roads till I got<br clear="none">> on the interstate, then after 8 minutes it went down to 13.6 where it<br clear="none">> stayed for the rest of the hour home. No headlight use.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Hmmmm, indeed. Not sure what this means, but it doesn't sound right. <br clear="none">Where did you install your VR? They often have a temp coefficient, so they <br clear="none">should be installed in the same space as the battery. Did you put yours <br clear="none">under the back seat, in the usual Type 3 location?<br clear="none"><br clear="none">If it's back in the engine compartment, that could be the problem. They were<br clear="none"><br clear="none">installed in the engine compartment of 914s, same as the battery, but I<br clear="none">don't <br clear="none">remember where they were on Type 4s. Type 4 batteries were under the <br clear="none">driver's seat, which always seemed like a poor choice to me.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">I believe the temp coefficient is just a bit negative, so that the battery<br clear="none">gets <br clear="none">charged higher in cold weather, when it might be needed more, and charged <br clear="none">less in hot weather, to reduce the stress on the battery when it is hot.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">-- <br clear="none">*******************************<br clear="none">Jim Adney, <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:jadney@vwtype3.org" href="mailto:jadney@vwtype3.org">jadney@vwtype3.org</a><br clear="none">Madison, Wisconsin, USA<br clear="none">*******************************<br clear="none"><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">VWType3.Org mailing list - <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:type3@vwtype3.org" href="mailto:type3@vwtype3.org">type3@vwtype3.org</a><br clear="none">To unsubscribe or change subscription options, visit:<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://lists.vwtype3.org/listinfo.cgi/type3-vwtype3.org" target="_blank">http://lists.vwtype3.org/listinfo.cgi/type3-vwtype3.org</a><br clear="none">If you need more help, contact: <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org" href="mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org">gregm@vwtype3.org</a>
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