Braukuche wrote:
> Hey all,
> The PO on my '65 Bus had converted it over from 6 volt generator to 12 volt
> alternator. I am running a generator so had to wire it for a gennie. I must
> have done something wrong because now I have little to no juice. The voltmeter
> shows the battery is fine and I am getting juice to the ignition switch, but
> when I turn the key the voltage drops to nothing. The same happen when I turn
> on the headlights, which don;t even work. I assume I did somethign wrong when
> rewiring for the generator. AS it is there are two thick cables connected
> together running to the starter, one red one red and black. I removed those
> wires. The red and black one runs to D+ on the voltage regulator which also has
> a wire running to the + terminal. B+ has a wire going from the regulator to the
> generator. Also, I should mention that the idiot light for the gen/reg is not
> working. Where have I gone wrong here?
> --Dan E

Methinks you have screwed the duck. <g>

Let's start at the beginning:
Look on my web site for:
"How do I test my generator?"
Go thru those steps to see if the Gennie is still OK.

If it *is*, hook it back up like:
http://www.nls.net/mp/volks/pics/gen.jpg

Let me know what you discover and we'll go from there.

Speedy Jim
http://www.nls.net/mp/volks/