The Beetle’s touchy electrical system
My Beetle driving has been much more than last year. The weather has been awesome and I have been taking the bug on many errands and appointments. It’s just a blast to drive, and the kids love riding along.
Well, one trip to the store can change all of that, especially when the engine decides not to start. The bug has been starting up fine. Even after a week in the garage, but when it gets to the store, it decides that the battery doesn’t have enough juice. Fortunately, I wasn’t that far from home and someone brought the battery booster and we were able to get moving again. I think that will be a permanent part of the toolkit from now on until I get this figured out. A few hours after getting home, I started the beetle with no problems at all.
This is getting weird. The battery was recently charged, but these “ghosts in the machine” are hard to track down. I think I may have to move up my plans to upgrade the electrical system to a 12 volt system. It’s hard, as this car has all original ‘64 parts and systems, but I think I would feel a lot safer.
Plus, the brake lights will be a little brighter . . .
