Hello '74 Beetle.Alternator. NO Alt light on at all. The wipers were slow this morning, and the stereo turned off when rear de fogger was on, suggesting I am running on battery only. The two terminals on the alternator are tight, and it has been working brilliantly lateley, considering its dark when i go & return to/from work each day.
Where should I start checking ? To compound the problem, the bonnet seems to want to stay shut, so i cannot even check the bulb. The oil pressure lamp works as it should, so i believe the speedo is earthed.
I had noticed that this lamp was out one day last week, but was back on again soon after, possibly suggesting that we have a duff contact somewhere. I have checked the rats nest under the back seat, and that all looks good, and wiggling this lot doesn't seem to help. Can I hotwire the lamp temporarily so that I can get this home ( at work at the moment) We are expecting a large ( for us) snowfall tonight, so would appeciate this sorted before then..
lots of good thoughts to all who even read this !!
James