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• More alternator battery questions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Chameides
  Wed, 29 Dec 2004 13:13:51 -0800
  As I posted recently, I had my alternator rebuilt to 120 Amps and got a new battery (825 cca). The alternator was shot, and...
• Re: Higher output alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 01:11:39 -0400
  Most of the water cooled Vanagons came with 90 amp alternators. If the engine had a three groove pulley the 90 amp was there...
• Re: Battery
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:18:25 -0500
  At that mileage if it is the original alternator it is at it's end of life. The brushes are the first wear point...
• Re: What spare parts to carry with on trips
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 2 May 2017 19:24:19 -0400
  Such a surprise surprised us hundreds of miles from home when the alternator bearings began to make noise. It was not an electrical problem...
• Alternator torque?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 30 Jan 2002 11:42:47 -0700
  Hello list, I am installing a Bosch rebuilt Alternator (thanks to Ken at VanAgain.com for great service) in my '90 Westy and since...
• Re: using an alternator to charge a house battery
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Thu, 28 Aug 2003 18:22:30 -0600
  Why would you need to change how your alternator operates? I ask this as an electrical engineer. Please explain what you are trying to...
• Re: alternator and belt question
  Historical mailing list - chris Moyles
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 10:53:32 -0400
  ...Seems >to me that belt I received is the wrong one--am I >right? > >My alternator is a Bosch AL27X--replacement >alternators (e.g...
• 86 Camper: Voltage light sending unit; fuel pressure emission test; for sale in California
  Historical mailing list - Jesse Reynolds
  Mon, 7 Sep 2009 19:06:44 -0700
  ...If anyone has had this professionally repaired, what is the ballpark cost? 2) A wire broke on a small box attached to my alternator...
• Re: can vanagon run w/out alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sun, 4 Nov 2001 07:01:07 -0500
  About 20 years ago, i was coming back to NC from Chicago, when in the middle of the night my alternator went out just...
• Re: Alternator question
  Historical mailing list - John Y. Hung
  Wed, 3 Feb 1999 16:32:43 -0500
  ...Thus I am trying to figure >out what could be going on inside my alternator. I am guessing either that >the slip rings that...
• Re: ALTERNATOR LIGHT
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 20:58:27 EDT
  Kevin; You are losing to much voltage between the battery and the alternator if these figures are true. Clean the connection at the starter...
• Re: OK to use an 11mm wide WP/alternator belt on a 2.1?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:19:06 -0700
  ...The alternator belt fits well in the alternator > and crankshaft, but stands about 1 mm above the rim of the WP pulley. > > Is this...
• Re: Update on Alternator Light Problem
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 11:06:29 -0500
  ...Update on Alternator Light Problem Hi All, I dropped off the alternator this morning at the shop that had diagnosed it a few months...
• Alternator continuous-duty rating?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 22 Sep 2012 12:19:21 -0700
  Does anyone happen to know the continuous-duty amperage rating for the stock kinda alternator found on the 1.9? -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel...
• Re: Iraggi alternators
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 16:42:19 -0400
  ...Long ways from the alternator to the battery. BTW, searching the archives reveals no hits for Iraggi.
• Re: Alternator light mystery-High bean switch!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 26 May 2010 18:34:35 -0400
  ...Yup. >but, I hate to see those left on, since the alternator is hit with a high >load as soon as the engine is...
• Alternator light on 84Gl
  Historical mailing list - Terry Tan
  Sun, 11 Aug 1996 05:58:49 +0000 (GMT)
  ...If you had a voltmeter , a systematic check would have revealed the alternator had gone bad. I took the short cut and went and...
• Re: '90 Vanagon alternator bracket problem
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 19:29:26 -0600
  ...My van has a bad alternator bearing, which is causing some noise (only detectable with a stethescope, or by taking the alternator apart, as...
• Re: Only 13V from Alternator
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 4 Sep 2009 13:17:43 -0700
  ...Steve, you said you measured the output of the alternator and got 13V. Was that right at the B+ terminal on the alternator, or...
• Re: Alternator Vibration
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Tue, 2 Jun 2020 19:45:08 -0700
  Thanks Dennis - when I get around to changing the oil I will closely inspect around the alternator and the mounting / adjustment bolts. I believe...
• Re: Higher output alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:35:45 -0700
  I used the 90 amp alternator that came with my I4 that I used in my '82 westy. Was great. Powered all the stuff...
• Re: Battery light comes on above 3200 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 7 Apr 2020 21:59:03 -0700
  ...Time for a new alternator time. > > Anyone near Doswell, VA with a spare alternator or regulator? > > Time to pack it in for the night...
• Re: unhappy alternator bearing
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak
  Mon, 3 Jun 2013 07:48:58 -0400
  Just to clarify, are you sure this is the alternator bearing? Is this noise always present, or just when starting? I have found that...
• RE: Rebuilt alternator for my 91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Tue, 22 Apr 1997 08:17:13 -0700
  "is 13.75 volts a bad reading for an alternator?" Tim, That depends ... I don't remember the curve, but the recommended charging voltage...
• Re: OX and charge lights on
  Historical mailing list - ian Butler
  Tue, 21 Jan 2003 15:52:40 -0500
  ...Perhaps a sentence or two to back up your one-word claim? I personally always see my O2 and alternator lights flicker in tandem...
• Re: 3 quick ALTERNATOR questions
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 19 Feb 2005 14:36:59 -0500
  ...Just swap it from your old alternator. Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain.com Gary Goldey wrote: >I just pulled the alternator out...
• Re: Friday; 12V generator ideas / Tiny Honda Generator
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:02:21 -0500
  ...I have heard of a stranded hunter recharging the battery on his car by spinning the alternator with a weed whacker.... I wonder if...
• Re: Electrical upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 20:57:09 -0500
  ...That size is a bit balky and hard to terminate on the > alternator. My fix is to install#6 or #8 from the alternator...
• Re: 85GL 1.9 Busted alternator mounting bracket stud ..2nd time in 2 years
  Historical mailing list - +++++++++++
  Sun, 15 Oct 2006 21:40:55 -0400
  REplace the Alternator.... Its way out of balance. At 01:12 PM 10/15/2006, Larry Chase wrote: >Bob & all, > >I'm still having...
• Re: Alternator parts sources
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:47:14 -0800
  john, i repalced bearings in 90 amp alternator some years ago, timken i think, i wrote part number down in manual. the bearings were...
• WAS guy broken down in N. California - now running again
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:43:49 -0700
  ...Since he said his starter cranked fine even when the alternator stud had zero volts, the problem is between the starter and alternator. This...
• Re: Council Bluffs Update
  Historical mailing list - Peter K
  Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:05:49 -0400
  ...They tested the system and said the alternator was not > charging. They got a Bosch alternator from Cram, and replaced the > alternator for $200...
• 85 Westy Alternator
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Tue, 18 Jun 2002 21:10:35 -0500
  I learned tonight the hard way that when replacing a head you should install the alternator before reinstalling the intake pipes! After about two...
• Re: Iraggi alternators
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 13:35:28 -0700
  ...Iraggi alternators A manufacturer called Iraggi out of Texas makes high power alternators, 180 to 240 amps, and they list several on eBay that...
• Re: alternator advice
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 30 Mar 2000 10:09:00 -0500
  ...alternator advice I've got an 83.5 westy (water) with what seems like a soon to die alternator. Any advice about the replacement...
• Re: Need Alternator Bracket--87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 12:12:19 -0400
  ...Need Alternator Bracket--87 Westy > Hi all, > I need the upper alternator bracket for an 87 Westy (the one that > has a slot > for...
• Alternator replacement????
  Historical mailing list - aaron bright
  Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:59:56 -0700
  Volksdoktor in Louisville, KY is trying to tell me that�installing an alternator is going to cost $398.�� Does that even come close to...
• Re: Alternator Light Just Came On
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 9 Aug 2009 18:07:42 -0700
  RE: Alternator quit charging BTDT. Most likely culprit is worn brushes in the regulator pack. Pull and inspect, very easy. And IIRC the regulators...
• Alt. light on dimly? Clean your ground connections
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 24 Nov 2000 10:53:13 -0500
  ...This morning (in a balmy 25 degrees) I decided to check the alternator out. The alt. belt was ok....in August I replaced the...
• Re: can vanagon run w/out alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Moery
  Sat, 3 Nov 2001 15:42:01 -0900
  ...can vanagon run w/out alternator? My question is if the alternator fails on a vanagon can you keep the engine running assuming you...
• Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Sun, 22 Jan 2006 13:06:43 -0500
  Okay, it looks like my replacement alternator is 14.0 volts at the alternator, 13.28 volts at the battery. Is this too big...
• Re: '84 1.9, lower bolt on alternator mount
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 1 Jun 2015 08:48:02 -0700
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: '84 1.9, lower bolt on alternator mount I have not had to ask question on this list for...
• Re: changing belts
  Historical mailing list - LKY
  Wed, 1 Aug 2001 13:12:00 -0400
  Bill, You probably have a broken alternator bracket. I believe it costs around $15 at the dealer. Les -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: Checking output of alternator.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 14 Jul 2016 09:40:19 -0700
  ...I suspect the alternator is NG. Once again trying to understand the Bentley test procedures on Pg. 27.18. What is " connect alternator/regulator...
• Re: Wbx 90 Amp alternator fit Jetta ABA engine?
  Historical mailing list - Jason Ellis
  Tue, 2 Feb 2016 18:45:47 -0600
  I've been taking my alternators and starters to local rebuild specialists in town. They have done a good job so far, and the...
• Fully-charged battery for alternator install?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Brown
  Tue, 4 May 2010 09:32:41 -0700
  I read something recently in the archives referencing a fully-charged battery when installing a new alternator. I have a new battery but it...
• Re: alternator / battery light on question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:35:38 -0700
  ...I have seen fine charging, yet with alternator light on - but only very rarely. Something is not right somewhere. I would never trust a...
• Re: Alternator continuous-duty rating?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 23 Sep 2012 16:02:24 -0700
  ...I had a Porsche 924 or was it 944 sourced back cover for the alternator in my '82 westy I4 install. The back cover...
• Alternator Bearings
  Historical mailing list - STEVE SCHWENK
  Fri, 21 May 1999 12:15:12 PDT
  Has anyone replaced their alternator bearings? I am wondering whether it is a simple task, or one i need to poay someone to do...
• Need Alternator 85 water cooled
  Historical mailing list - Paul & Becky Oliver
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 15:42:31 -0500
  I'm not sure which alternator (AL33X or AL27XOR) in need for my 1985, 1.9 water cooled. Can someone send me info where...
• Pics of my Frankenstein alternator bracket supports!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:31:47 -0800
  http://musomuso.googlepages.com/alt.tempbrackets They're temporary! They sure make alternator steadier though! Cheers, Neil. -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco...
• Re: Alternator Bearings?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sat, 22 Jul 2000 06:38:39 -0700
  ...It is the same part as for a Jetta or Pussat alternator and runs about $25. As far as doing it yourself you may...
• Re: 88 Vanagon alternator light problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:22:15 -0700
  what pops into my mind is short or worn brushes in the voltage regulator/brush package unit in the back of the alternator. Sometimes...
• Re: alternator/battery light on at 3600+ RPM..what gives?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 6 Jul 2001 19:47:40 -0400
  At 07:32 PM 7/6/2001, Larry Innes wrote: >Oh Gurus, > >My battery/alternator idiot light goes on when the RPMs exceed 3600...
• Re: Help--Non-vanagon charging question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 11:24:06 -0500
  ...Matthew Bulley wrote: >All of the connections are solid, I don't own a multi-meter, and the >alternator was rebuilt about 30k ago...
• Re: proper voltages
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:09:55 -0700
  ...I am no longer losing power between the alternator and the junction box ... but I need to have the alternator rebuilt. Can anyone confirm...
• Alternator woes!
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sun, 18 Apr 2004 20:06:28 -0400
  ...I started seeing my alternator and oxs light flicker on the way to my farm in WV<<<now this is a very remote place...
• WIERD SCIENCE -Reply
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Fri, 21 Aug 1998 08:41:02 -0800
  ...Thinking I had a bad alternator, I replaced the 65 amp model with a 90 amp Quantum alternator. Same symptoms. Thinking that maybe the...
• Re: Wbx 90 Amp alternator fit Jetta ABA engine?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 2 Feb 2016 16:57:17 -0800
  ...Wbx 90 Amp alternator fit Jetta ABA engine? When it comes to rebuilds the Bosch name is becoming just that. Especially with starters for...
• article: Alternator Charging Systems (long)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 14 Jun 95 10:30:51 CDT
  ...A drive belt spins the alternator's rotor, an arrangement of field coil wires that makes a rotating electromagnet within the alternator. The resultant...