Beetle 1962 charging or power consumption issue?

[Eric&Barb]

Would check how much voltage is getting to the coil before and after the problem happens.

Did you also change the condenser??
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[tommiebsmith]

I did change the condenser /points/cap/rotor all at once..

it didn't do much different seemed to be fine or seems to be fine but then starts to cut off while driving for longer stints.. where RPMs are held for long time periods..

during initial start and stop (in town) driving it doesn't seem to have this issue? or the issue hasn't shown up yet??
but when i get out on the road and drive for a distant this is when it starts..

it certainly "feels" like loss of power/spark. it comes and goes sometimes fast and other times long enough to have to pull over and see what is going on ..

a couple times the lower RPMs seemed to get power back on track.. and so I stayed slow and it didn't do it again..

just reading today to start the trouble shooting.. but it certainly in my head leans towards extended periods of high rpms causing ignition troubles??

fuel/tank/filter etc.. all seem to be in working order.. the off/on/off/on /off (etc) is too instant (to me) to be fuel related.. it is FULL power then ZERO power - off and on.. and so on.. not a trickle off like running out of fuel can present.. ??????

[tommiebsmith]

Update..
After some reading and investigation - I took head of the flow of power through
wires.. and were a "breakdown" in flow could come from..

I found (quickly) that the power wire to the headlight switch was green and corroded.. so i cleaned up all the connections I could in that area.. along with
the screw terminals .. now the headlights come on very fast.. the blinkers blink well .. and (knock on wood) I took a 60 mile trip with no issues at all..

I also .. added a ground wire to the snowflake housings to the bulb holder..
the taillights are bright and function very well ..

all in all.. not much work.. but really has been night and day.. on the difference..


thanks everyone!

[Eric&Barb]

Great!!

Thanks for the update!
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