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• Re: Isolator, where to put it?
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Fri, 22 Jan 1999 12:32:41 -0800
  ...The isolator should be mounted as close as possible to the alternator. To run a # 6 ga. wire from there to the left front...
• Re: '81.5 Diesel 1.6, Won't start II
  Historical mailing list - Neil Crawford
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:29:18 -0700
  ...I believe the old cable wye'd to the case and the alternator housing. On 3/31/08, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote...
• 1983 Vanagon Westy auxilliary battery wiring question
  Historical mailing list - Dodgy Bugga
  Tue, 11 May 2004 20:54:04 +0100
  ...I am guessing one is power from the alternator and one is to the ignition?) There is nothing attached to the lower 87 (middle...
• Re: '84 Vanagon, -- intermittent "Clunk" coming from under middle of van
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 16 Oct 2015 22:53:46 -0400
  I am at a loss as to why the engine would need to be lowered to repair the alternator bracket. If the rear only...
• Re: Starter nut
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sat, 18 Jul 2020 08:46:17 -0700
  ...At that point consider one of > the upgrades as for the syncro that moves the battery cable down. > > > > Dennis > > > > > > *From:* Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail...
• Re: Starter Help!
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Plichta
  Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:36:30 -0500
  ...Some history, this past fall the short braided cable > between the starter and solenoid was replaced at a shop. > Thanks again for your wisdom...
• Introductions
  Historical mailing list - Kevin G. Moore
  Sun, 10 Aug 2003 16:43:07 -0400
  ...15/all), speedo/clock (20), window regulators (10), slider latch mechanism/cable (8), alternator (20). Engine/trans are sold. Email with any other requests...
• Re: Friday water pump fun!
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 19 Feb 2016 10:00:52 -1000
  ...You might have to remove the alternator bracket to get at the w. pump housing bolts . No big. re your water pump .. when you...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - David Clark
  Wed, 24 Nov 1999 21:29:11 -0000
  ...Most roadside repair outfits carry cables for cars, but never one long enough for a VW van........................made sense to me! David Clark (UK...
• Re: Still trying to diagnose an off idle stumble.
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Mon, 3 Nov 2014 14:00:00 -0500
  ...Check the Throttle Cable is just on verge of tight or tension (this did quite a bit for me as well) 4. All engine...
• Re: Seen my van? Just curious; PLUS: Melted lightswitch... again!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 29 Aug 1998 09:20:33 -0700
  ...An 8ga cable to the battery split to two 12ga wires from the relay. The trigger wire goes to the wire that leaves the...
• Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 17 Nov 2013 17:22:05 -0800
  ...Start with the harness from the > alternator to the battery cable at the starter. If you were wiring a house > or building a 100...
• Re: Battery placement alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 30 Sep 2010 19:16:28 -0700
  ...It would mean a much smaller run of cable to the alternator, for sure. BTW, prior to the 1950s, it was common for American...
• Re: Delays: auto transmission and starter motor
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 22:08:29 -0700
  ...Might be that the accelerator cable needs adjustment, or the band. Haven't got to it yet... > On another topic, my starter motor does...
• questions
  Historical mailing list - Animal
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 20:54:23 -0500
  ...I had the starter checked, replaced the alternator, battery and installed the solenoid dohicky on the starter to cover any voltage loss. My alternator...
• Re: Fiamma and Aux Battery Kits, in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Graydon
  Thu, 11 Jul 2013 21:26:08 -0400
  ...This allows the alternator to charge the aux battery whe you're driving, and then the battery charger charges the starter battery when connected...
• Re: Installing adapter for TDI Starter on Auto trans Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:26:23 -0700
  ...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: Isolator, where to put it?
  Historical mailing list - Mitch A.Miller
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 12:01:13 -0800
  ...In that space by the rear light, and the air intake. > The isolator should be mounted as close as possible to the alternator. > > To...
• Re: Battery placement alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:10:40 -0700
  ...It would mean a much smaller > run of cable to the alternator, for sure. > > BTW, prior to the 1950s, it was common for American...
• Re: vanagon fire
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Feb 2014 20:25:40 -0500
  ...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: Stuck in 4th - Final Answer + more questions
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 10 Nov 2004 16:54:40 -0500
  ...As for doing it yourself, it is not that difficult Remove battery cable from pos term Remove alternator wiring Remove fuel line and plug...
• Re: Battery Location - Rear Behind RR Taillight
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 22:21:05 -0700
  ...It is also where the bay-window busses had their battery, so you probably could even use factory cables for a bay-window bus...
• Re: 1.9L long blocks
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Thu, 3 Jul 2003 06:49:46 -0500
  ...5.) disconnect spark cables, keeping a chart on how they were. 6.) label fuel injectors cables and remove them. You'll want to know...
• Re: Sluggish starter fix
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:06:38 -0800
  ...tired starter bushing in the bell housing ( if waterboxer ) poor ground connection at the grnd cable at the front of the trans undersize or...
• Re: How To Make New Battery To Starter Cable for 2.1 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:41:34 -0500
  ...Best argument for EFI I > ever heard. > > Jim Akiba > > On 12/12/07, Geza Polony <gezapolony@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > If your old cable is...
• Re: Starting problem or startER problem
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sun, 7 Apr 2013 08:03:10 -0400
  ...Make > sure the cables to the starter are shiny as a rain deers nose. I have > also run a ground cable to the starter...
• Re: new series 48 Odyssey battery
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:05:53 -0700
  ...When driving, the deep cycle gets a charge from the alternator through a big ol' relay then a DC > DC battery charger (2, in...
• Re: Battery current limiting device??
  Historical mailing list - Dwight Mattix (Dwight Mattix)
  Tue, 21 May 1996 14:14:30 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The one possible problem with >what I described is that coming off the alternator at about 14.5V doesn't >leave much "voltage headroom...
• Re: relay starter solenoid fix=brake warning light!?!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 28 May 2003 00:34:34 -0400
  ...tips in > the archives) and 10 gauge cables were used for both hot leads and the ground. A 30 amp > automotive fuse was used...
• Re: 2nd battery ??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 26 Feb 2004 18:42:18 -0800
  ...By using the fridge relay output to control the second relay you do not add any additional load to the alternator charge indicator circuit...
• Re: Trying to understand starter stuff adding a relay-Another thought!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 24 Dec 2014 08:45:14 -0500
  ...Slow turning starters are usually a sign of a bad battery, cables, or the starter itself. For an upgrade ask for 87 and later...
• Re: Amphibious vehicle
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 13:09:08 -0800
  >>Crazy! >> >>Did the article go into any depth (pun) about how they kept the alternator >>& cooling tin from soaking/sucking water? I can see...
• Re: Georgie's excellent bus bunk adventure?
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Wed, 14 Jun 2000 20:05:46 -0700
  ...Turns out that the Little Green Wire in back of the alternator had broken off. The battery was being drained rather than charged. No...
• Headlight Mystery (2 lamp/Halogen)
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Sat, 22 Oct 2011 23:25:01 -0700
  ...Current Draw > Your basic setup is fine, cable (either one) removed from the battery then > put the test instrument between the cable and the...
• Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 17 Nov 2013 20:35:16 -0500
  ...Start with the harness from > the alternator to the battery cable at the starter. If you were wiring > a house or building a 100...
• Re: Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 14 Jun 2018 12:21:12 -0700
  ...well I tried everything I could think of, including > using jumper cables to add extra grounding to the motor near the alternator > and near...
• Re: Starter Gone?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 Oct 2010 14:21:58 -0700
  ...cable if you really think you need to. > IIRC I just hooked mine up to the terminal on the back of the alternator. > > The...
• Re: Second Battery for Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Tue, 2 Sep 1997 17:32:39 -0400
  ...battery isolators, since they are diode-type isolators, and the Vanagon alternator doesn't put out enough voltage to overcome the voltage drop. On...
• 2.0L I4 Opportunities
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 14 May 2013 06:28:23 -0400
  ...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: Help identifying part (image provided)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Sun, 6 May 2007 22:11:31 -0500
  ...will always be thinner than the alternator output wire, which will always be thinner than the starter cable. The main thing when replacing wire...
• Re: Starter Help!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:50:53 -0800
  ...Some history, this past fall the short braided cable > between the starter and solenoid was replaced at a shop. > Thanks again for your wisdom...
• FS- Subaru Powered Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ken Herman
  Thu, 31 Aug 2006 17:07:14 -0700
  ...new Die Hard battery (3 months old) New Alternator/ lifetime warrantee at Napa new throttle cable Suspension / Drivetrain: five speed manual (including low) w...
• Re: Aux Battery in GL-Sure Power Instructions Needed
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 9 Apr 2010 19:40:12 -0700
  ...The normal function of the > 1315 > depends on the battery receiving current from a charging source (like > the > alternator) to rise to 13.3...
• Re: 1.9L long blocks
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Thu, 3 Jul 2003 07:08:47 -0500
  ...5.) disconnect spark cables, keeping a chart on how they were. 6.) label fuel injectors cables and remove them. You'll want to know...
• i felt a touch of heat, yea!!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Dec 1995 15:40:37 -0800 (PST)
  ...unfortunately my alternator blows and i spend a (very interesting) week replacing it. now that that is fixed and running well (thanks all:) a...
• Re: engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Open Wheel Racing
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 14:54:19 -0600
  ...Throddle cable was simply spliced together with small cable splice "U" clamps. I used 86 Jetta alternator brackets, Sanyo A/C compressor brackets. Yes...
• Re: 2nd battery ??
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 26 Feb 2004 06:29:43 EST
  ...What route have you found to be the best to pass the 02 or 03 battery cable from the main battery to the aux...
• Re: Headlight Mystery (2 lamp/Halogen)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 23 Oct 2011 09:14:29 -0400
  ...Current Draw > Your basic setup is fine, cable (either one) removed from the battery > then put the test instrument between the cable and the...
• Re: Evaluating a "Found" Engine
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 3 Nov 2008 21:22:52 -0500
  ...Some jumper cables or > spare battery cables. > you can just hot wire the fuel pump to run full time. > and you'll need an...
• Re: Battery placement alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Fri, 1 Oct 2010 10:01:54 -0400
  ...It would > mean a much smaller run of cable to the alternator, for sure. > > BTW, prior to the 1950s, it was common for American...
• Re: Dropping Aircooled Engine
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 13 May 2002 15:15:04 -0500
  ...Makes it a lot easier to get to other hardware. #2) Remove Alternator, Oil Dip Stick, and all electrical that will tie the engine...
• Garage Cleanup Sale
  Historical mailing list - email99
  Wed, 29 Jun 2011 22:12:14 -0400
  ...84 alternator.Price$25. 86 alternator.Price$25. Brake pedal set for 86 Vanagon automatic transmission.May be missing a small part or two...
• Re: Spares list (was Spare ECU)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:08:47 -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...
• Scarlett's New Battery Update ;-)
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Thu, 3 May 2007 10:06:59 -0700
  ...Another possible option was to change the terminal on the cable, but I wasn't up for that, yet. http://i74.photobucket.com/albums...
• Cheap Syncro Single Cab found! $6000 CDN
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 30 Mar 2004 08:16:38 -0800
  ...The alternator belt started squealing so I revved it is bit more - clunk clunk and then silence... hit the starter again and I get...
• Re: Evaluating a "Found" Engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 3 Nov 2008 18:06:57 -0800
  ...Some jumper cables or spare battery cables. you can just hot wire the fuel pump to run full time. and you'll need an...
• Re: Dead 83.5 Westy (injector power)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:48:26 -0400
  ...The big wires on the alternator are effectively the same as the positive post of the battery. Also, inside the black box on the...
• Garage Cleanup Sale - Making Room for a Net Project
  Historical mailing list - email99
  Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:24:34 -0400
  ...Bosch ignition coil $4084 tail lights $1584 side vents $2584 alternator $2586 alternator $20Brake pedal set for 86 Vanagon automatic transmission.May be missing...
• Auxiliary Battery Installation II: Hawker Odyssey battery, Hella relay, Chargetek AC charger (v. long)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Earl
  Wed, 2 Jul 2003 22:14:38 -0400
  ...I added the AC charger cable with the fridge cable in the loop and screwed the clamp into the new hole. To complete the...
• Re: Fiamma and Aux Battery Kits, in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Jason Ellsmere
  Thu, 11 Jul 2013 18:21:45 -0400
  ...I was able to get everything here between Princess Auto (welding cable is 4 gauge) with just the Yandina coming from the US. > > The...