Volkswagen Type II Transporter 1200 Series Shop Manual page 217

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Battery overcharged.
Possible cause
(a) Faulty or incorrectly adjusted generator regulator
unit.
(b) Faulty battery,
(c) Faulty generator.
(d) Faulty charging circuit wiring or connections.
(e) Shorted field wire.
(f) Grounded field wire.
(g) Shorted cell in battery.
Charge indicator light remains on.
Possible cause
(a) Loose or broken generator drive belt.
(b) Faulty orincoqectly adjusted generator regulator
unit.
(c) Faulty generator.
· (d) Low regulator voltage setting.
(e) Sticking brushes in generator.
(f)
Grounded field coil.
(g) Open circuit in field.
Charge indicator light does not operate.
Possible cause
(a) Light bulb blown.
(b) Open circuit in wiring or bulb socket.
Noise in drive belt or generator.
Possible cause
(a) Drive belt frayed or out of alignment with pulleys.
(b) Loose generator mounting bolts or worn bearings.
(c) Loose generator pulley.
(d) Faulty generator.
(e) Fan
beltt~o
tight.
(f). Incorrectly seated brushes.
(g) High mica between colnmutator bars.
~ing
at generator brushes.
. Possible cause
(a) · Out of round
co~utator.
(b) Dirty or glazed commutator.
(c) Weak brush springs.
(d) Excessive voltage output.
BATIERY AND STARTING SYSTEM
(1) Starter lacks power to crank engine.
Possible cause
(a) Battery undercharged.
(b) Battery faulty, will not hold charge.
Electrical
Sytttem~24
Remedy
Renew or adjust regulator.
Renew or repair battery. ·
- Overhaul or renew generator.
- Check and renew or repair faulty components.
Renew field.
Repair field.
Renew battery.
Remedy
- Adjust or renew drive belt.
- Check and renew or adjust regulator unit.
- Check and overhaul generator.
- Check and adjust voltage setting on regulator unit.
- Free up
Of
renew.
- Overhaul generator.
- Overhaul genenitor.
Remedy
- Check and renew faulty bulb.
- Check and rectify open circuit.
Remedy
- Renew drive belt and/or align pulleys.
- Tighten mounting bolts and/or renew bearings.
- Tighten pulley retauung nut.
- Overhaul or renew generator.
--:- Adjust correctly.
- Dress brushes.
- Undercut mica.
Remedy
-
Mac~e
commutator.
- Clean commutator.
- Renew springs.
Adjust voltage control.
Remedy
Check charging system and rectify as necessary.
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Check and repair or renew battery.
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