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• Re: Extra battery
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Mar 1996 11:41:19 -0500
  ...After the engine is running, the relay closes the circuit between the batteries allowing the alternator to charge the second battery in addition to...
• Re: Stereo Off; USB Device Current Draw Through Stereo
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 16 Dec 2017 17:42:08 -0800
  ...It uses a USB cable. > > My Alpine NON CD head unit + amplifier "maintenance" current draw when > turned off. Measurements are rounded up/down. I...
• Re: two red lights aren't on at start
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 20:00:16 -0800
  ...The ALT led also warns of some charging failures in the alternator but it is possible for the alternator to fail and this led...
• Re: What is the cable and plug in these photos please
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:15:55 -0800
  Jeff, that's "Hale-Bopp"! That plug is usually fastened onto the back (back) of the alternator through the little clamp. I have one...
• Re: Alternator output
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:02:55 -0700
  ...the main battery cable from battery to starter solenoid is about double the size of the battery cable used in earlier vanagons. VW does...
• Re: Brushes? Re: Hot start problem
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:20:12 -0500
  ...For instance the replacing the cable from battery to starter took me from almost never being able to start when hot to almost always...
• Re: Headlight relay kits
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 22 Jan 2016 22:24:56 -0500
  ...Consider 6 or 4 gauge from the alternator to the battery cable at the starter. Then from the battery run a parallel gauge to...
• Re: Timing light power source - confirmation
  Historical mailing list - JonR
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 20:23:07 -0500
  ...have the distinct drawback that it doesn't have *12' of cable to get to > the battery!* Argh!!! I searched Gerry, found a bazillion...
• Physics phun
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Mon, 27 Dec 2010 11:54:52 -0800
  Okay, I have one good heater cable and one good flapper valve, both on the right side of my 82 aircooled van. I'll...
• Oil pressure sensor wire ?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Carrig
  Thu, 18 Sep 2003 09:09:57 -0400
  ...Not as large as the red going to the alternator. The Bentley specifies the oil pressure sensor wires are Blue and Black, however, I...
• Re: no STArt!!
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Lee Harrison
  Fri, 12 Sep 2003 00:15:54 +0100
  ...Turned out the feed from the battery simply wasn't strong enough to turn the engine over (12 month old battery, and alternator are...
• Re: A Current Question
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:46:44 -0500
  ...All I'd need then is one PowerPole to plug my modded jumper cables into. Since most jumper cables are 6GA wire, I'm...
• Spares list (was Spare ECU)
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Sun, 27 Feb 2011 11:09:00 -0800
  ...bulbs and fuses (new) Female spade connectors (new) Belt (new) Accelerator cable (used is fine) Temp sensor 2 (changed out before failure; the new...
• auxiliary battery wire gauge
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:31:14 -0800
  ...As to charging the auxiliary batteries from the alternator, what's the maximum amount of current that I would see? I typically charge batteries...
• Re: Is something killing my starters?
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Mon, 27 Jun 2016 21:22:24 +0000
  ...Also upgrade the wire from the alternator to > that cable and then either run another wire up to the fuse box-ignition > switch or...
• Re: Crazy idea?
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Wed, 30 Jul 2014 12:04:15 -0500
  ...The > diesel tachs from the Vanagon era use a much different signal from the > alternator "W" lead. > > Mark > > > Ralph Meyermann wrote: > >> I think the...
• Re: Installing adapter for TDI Starter on Auto trans Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:23:01 -0400
  ...I usually swap in a 6-gauge replacement cable anyway, as the stock cable is too small for the additional alternator power-draw that...
• Re: 1991 digital clock
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 6 Mar 2013 15:58:57 -0800
  ...cable ...that helped get > measured-at-the battery charging voltage closer to the voltage measured at > the alternator. > VW made the main battery cable...
• Re: Dual battery relay blowing fuses
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 24 Mar 2006 19:13:07 -0800
  ...The speedo cable goes in one end of it and out the other. There are some wires that connect from it to the dash...
• Re: WAS: Starter Motor... Failure: NOW: 50 Circuit Weirdness. ECU Related?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:41:17 -0800
  ...just run a jumper wire from the trigger terminal on the starter solenoid and touch it to the alternator positive post. On 12/15...
• Battery FAQ ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 14 Apr 96 23:04:13 CDT
  ...A loose alternator belt or bad diode will significantly reduce the alternator's current output. If the battery tests good after being externally recharged...
• Re: Vanagon AFM Problems
  Historical mailing list - KBatzler
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 20:22:52 -0800
  ...The ground cable I attached from an un-used thread in the back side of the AFM, installed a bolt that would fit....attached...
• Re: More AC woes...
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 09:33:57 -0700
  ...VW changed to a beefer wiring scheme for > > > the same size alternator in later years to correct this problem. In > > > 86+ models they ran...
• Re: battery questions
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Wed, 31 Mar 2004 20:01:30 -0500
  ...The same thing with the alternator, with the engine OFF! Removing or replacing the battery terminal on the alternator, should NOT spark. Last year...
• Re: Love that Digitool!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 09:14:00 -0800
  ...The digitool requires the ecu be modified with a short flat wire > ribbon cable added. This cable terminates into a 25 pin female modem...
• FS: 1990 vanagon gl
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Sager
  Thu, 3 Aug 2000 14:06:48 -0400
  ...air flow meter accelerator cable front brake pads rear brake shoes & drums rear wheel bearings front wheel bearings alternator ignition coil belts tuned up...
• ..let there be light....longish
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Sat, 25 Apr 1998 23:50:14 +0200
  ...Connect the relays between your old wiring and the bulbs with as short and thick cable as possible, using the old cables as triggerwire...
• Re: Recommendations for Aux battery hardware
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Oct 2015 18:38:47 -0400
  ...The alternator wiring especially from the alternator itself to the starter-battery cable is already taxed even for a stock set up. Using a...
• Re: Super Horns
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:25:30 -0500
  ...You also need to upgrade the path from the alternator to the battery cable. On the 86 and later vans with AC there are...
• Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:54:08 -0400
  ...the engine/transmission assembly by the rubber mount) >> >> > Alternator <---------> Starter ~2.5 feet >> >> > >> >> > All cables made from 2/0 purchased from welding supply and...
• Re: stupid, ignorant question
  Historical mailing list - Gregory M Daughtry
  Mon, 24 Feb 97 10:57:00 PST
  ...Now, if you disconnect the ground post of the battery and place your meter in series with the ground post and your ground cable...
• Re: A Current Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:55:36 -0800
  ...Running the engine with the alternator connected to NO battery, can harm the alternator for sure. As long as you don't screw up...
• Re: Is there any way... Voltage Drop!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Sep 2001 00:52:10 -0400
  ...Add additional wire from the alternator the battery cable on the back of the starter and between the battery and the fuse box. Or...
• Re: Start Issue with Hard Start Relay
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 6 Mar 2011 19:24:32 -0800
  ...I have seen many cables from solenoid to starter motor .. it's a small cable ..I've seen lots of those that looked overheated...
• Re: Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 13:16:03 -0400
  ...Also, It not about the battery cable or > the large (6.0) Red wire connecting to the B+ alternator terminal. > > > Thanks, > > Ed >
• Re: Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Thu, 22 May 2008 18:59:33 -0800
  ...What do you think about running some eight gauge wire or perhaps number six wire directly from the alternator or starter to the sure...
• Re: Delay on charge/o2sensor indicators after starting..?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 2 Jan 2017 11:39:48 -0800
  ...Check voltage at > alternator and battery to be sure the cable and connections are good, but I > think your alternator is undercharging. Get an...
• Re: Anyone have a copy of the Ultimate Trip Checklist?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:38:28 -0400
  ...Inspect master & slave cylinders and or cables, adjustment, leaks, fluid level & condition. Note:________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____Steering: Inspect (power steering) fluid level, belt, leaks, line condition, rack...
• Re: How To Make New Battery To Starter Cable for 2.1 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:53:15 -0500
  ...Jim Akiba On 12/12/07, Geza Polony <gezapolony@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > If your old cable is in reasonably good shape and you want...
• Surepower 1315 Wiring
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:56:21 -0800
  ...battery meter which shows whether the alternator has correct output and if either battery is depleted. Jumper cables are no longer part of my...
• Re: Minimum spares kit. Was: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:50:43 -0700
  ...that it followed right after 'alternator' . just giving you a hard time a little. no harm intended. re "saw a lot of brown, gray...
• Re: Fuse Size: Aux battery to fuse block
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 8 Aug 2017 16:04:35 -0700
  ...Also, the wire from the alternator to the battery cable should > also be upgraded, especially if it also has to charge a 2nd battery...
• Re: Trying to understand starter stuff
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 08:49:56 -0800
  ...The big cable goes direct from battery to starter, where it meets the thinner wire from the alternator that supplies charge. That connection is...
• FS: '77 VW Westfalia; $3500 OBO
  Historical mailing list - William Rowden
  Sun, 12 May 1996 19:53:41 -0700
  ...I recently (about 5000 miles ago) replaced the alternator and clutch cable as well. Common tools are all that's required to maintain it...
• New topic on the list
  Historical mailing list - =?Windows-1252?Q?Jos=E9_Rafael_Moscoso?=
  Mon, 12 Mar 2001 22:22:14 -0400
  ...the gross cable to the starter, two wires going to the alternator (tandem) to improve input to the battery (there was a voltage drop...
• Re: battery questions
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 31 Mar 2004 17:12:26 -0800
  ...Phil ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Doktor Tim's Battery Alternator Check > > > To proof your battery and charging system follow these steps and skip none > if you don't...
• Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:15:40 -0500
  ...the engine/transmission assembly by the rubber mount) >>> >> > Alternator <---------> Starter ~2.5 feet >>> >> > >>> >> > All cables made from 2/0 purchased from welding supply and...
• Re: Dragging Starter
  Historical mailing list - SBate82659
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 19:14:21 EST
  ...come unsoldered from it's cable. I took the field and the brush plate to a local starter/alternator repair shop where they replaced...
• Re: ABA into 1.9 Vanagon was coolant overflow fears and thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 13 May 2013 09:59:04 -0700
  ...http://www.unicornstainless.com/WireRope.html My throttle cable is from a bicycle brake cable...the end was just right to go into my...
• Re: Alternator regulator voltage tolerances #
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sat, 5 Aug 2000 16:21:30 -0400
  ...A alternator regulator set too low (13.8V instead of 14.4V) Hi Tinkerman, With all respect I must admit after reading your post...
• Re: Need help with belts
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 21:12:30 -0700
  ...it up to get the water pump > > and alternator running. I have personally used a cable tie (a giant version > > of those little plastic...
• Re: Engine Bay Negative Strap Questions. 1988 Westy. PICS.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 7 May 2012 16:19:49 -0700
  ...I would only use braided cable myself, but heavy wire is better than nothing, or something very corroded. ( speaking of, you sure should look...
• Windshield wipers ETC. questions.
  Historical mailing list - Chad Lyles
  Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:19:59 -0800
  ...had to change the ignition switch the AFM and the alternator and battery cables. (i got her for 600$ i'd say not too...
• Re: Bosch and Hella H4 Lights
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 14 Nov 1999 10:09:24 -0800
  ...punctured your mega cable and caused a short.... ALWAYS FUSE / BREAKER AT THE BATTERY! On your final note, the alternator is common with the...
• Re: Power drain
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 22 Sep 2001 13:08:35 EDT
  ...It seems that when the alternator is running, everything is > fine and the batteries both charge. However, the aux. Battery drains very > quickly. I...
• Re: vanagon fire
  Historical mailing list - Art Jury
  Sat, 15 Feb 2014 21:56:03 -0800
  ...Consider improving the current path from the alternator to the battery, and then the dash board. While driving, the alternator, not the battery is...
• Re: not recharging / DEAD battery
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 07:54:00 -0800
  If the warning light on the dash is on it means the alternator is not charging. Subseguently the battery will lose charge as a...
• stalling after highway
  Historical mailing list - Tim Leek
  Tue, 13 Jun 2006 11:27:21 -0400
  ...Perhaps this is the "Vanagon syndrome"? Perhaps the battery is dying? Perhaps the alternator? Perhaps it is my own private hell? Any ideas (especially...
• Re: Dynamic Solar Panel
  Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 06:07:13 -0400
  ...Think forklift battery cable. Of course you > printer > does not need that much power so why buy that big an inverter? > > I think your...
• Re: Battery dead AGAIN!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:45:39 -0500
  ...Put the main battery back in the van and hook up the positive cable, but don't hook up the negative cable. Make sure...