I just went through a weird experience with the charging system of my 1980 300TD. On Weds on my way to work I found that the radio and then the blinkers were not functioning I thought at first it was a fuse. That night when I went to leave the battery was completely dead. I jumped it and started home. I found if I put on anything more than the headlights everything dimmed out. However the alternator light never came on at any point. When I got home I put the battery on charge and after a half hour there was enough charge to start the motor. I cleaned the contacts on the alternator and found that the belt seemed somewhat loose so I tighten it. I left the charger on to get a full charge. The next morning the battery showed 13.0 volts with the engine off. After starting I got 14.8 volts at about 1,000 rpm. Reving it did not raise the voltage any higher. I drove to work and when I arrived I check the voltage again at 1,000 and it read 14.6 volts. Has anyone had experence with a Bosch built in voltage regulator failing with a high voltage level? I'm going to throw in another alternator I have as a spare and see what happens over the weekend.

Go Patriots!!!

Bill