My 1973 beetle keeps overcharging and it stil uses the old power regulator what can i do?
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Asked by smilee Dec 03, 2015 at 04:57 AM about the 1973 Volkswagen Beetle Hatchback

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

the generator lights go of when u start the car but when u drive more than 10 min u start smelling the battery acid

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Rowefast answered 8 years ago

Change the regulator? Generator sounds good...

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smilee answered 8 years ago

i got a new regulator but the thing keeps overheating u can barely touch it so i don`t know what i did wrong i put the green and red wire together with the red wire on the regulator and the green and blue and the black and brown.

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