Date: Tue, 23 May 2023 07:32:42 -0700
Reply-To: LarsP <olgreywoof@GMAIL.COM>
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From: LarsP <olgreywoof@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: On the road - charging issue
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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks Rob,</p><p class=MsoNormal>That would confirm the gauge, but since I’m loaded and traveling, I was hoping to get an idea of what might be going on (is this a warning?) without unloading to get inside. Everything else seems to be running normally.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:vwrobb@gmail.com">Rob</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, May 23, 2023 5:19 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:olgreywoof@gmail.com">LarsP</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com">vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: On the road - charging issue</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I'd use my multimeter and see what voltage the alternator is actually</p><p class=MsoNormal>putting out.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Rob</p><p class=MsoNormal>vwrobb@gmail.com</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, May 22, 2023 at 11:29 PM LarsP <olgreywoof@gmail.com> wrote:</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> 87 Wolfsburg 2.1</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> Have VDO gauges which are not all that precise anyway, but Volts usually show right around 13+. On highway today, charging stayed above 14 most of the day. What do I learn from that? Frying an alternator? Alternator frying the battery? Battery depleted?</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> Thanks,</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> gp</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html> | 
