>Problem:

>Upon Start-Up the Idiot LIght for alternator/battery comes on.
>Upon appling gas approx to 1500 rpm's light goes off.

Maybe its time to adopt a phrase that I've been told is used on one of the BMW lists: TMDT (That model does that)

As far as I know, most VW alternators don't reliably start producing power until you rev the engine once.

Bill