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• Re: Why do JC Whitney Battery isolators have this VW caveat?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 07:42:23 -0800
  At 06:04 PM 2/2/2004, Jim wrote: >◦ For all vehicles (exc. '86-01 Chevy, GMC, Toyota and all >Volkswagen vans with alternators...
• Re: '84 1.9, lower bolt on alternator mount
  Historical mailing list - john
  Sun, 7 Jun 2015 16:23:47 -0400
  ...Then add a loose belt or bad > alternator bearings and possibly a cheap alternator rebuild with an > off balance rotor and the bracket will...
• Charging system strange symptom
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 7 Apr 2000 18:08:34 -0400
  ...So I had to remove the alternator and shine up the inside of the bracket and the mounting bosses on the alternator case. Voltage...
• Re: alternator alternate
  Historical mailing list - Amy and Andrew
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 22:33:21 -0500
  ...alternator alternate > You can just go to a local rebuilder and buy a 90 amp alternator. > I'd shy away from people selling bulk...
• Re: URGENT!! Broken alternator pulley
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sat, 19 May 2012 15:33:48 -0700
  year of vanagon and engine size ??? a suggestion with pully http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/search/?searchType=global&N=0&Ntt=Denso+Alternator&submit= regards...
• Oil Pressure light 87 Vanagon FIXED!
  Historical mailing list - vwelkers
  Fri, 13 Feb 2004 07:35:28 -0800
  ...After lots of troubleshooting the problem was a faulty voltage regulator on my alternator. I installed a new voltage regulator/brushes kit on my...
• Diesel Alternator Question
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 1 Oct 2001 09:46:58 -0400
  What is different internally about the diesel alternators? I have an '89 Jetta diesel and the local FLAPS does not carry it. I can...
• Re: Battery isolator
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Tue, 11 Dec 2001 19:12:11 EST
  In a message dated 12/11/01 6:56:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET writes: << The alternator can be modified to...
• Alternator warning light problem
  Historical mailing list - Rich Blake
  Fri, 27 Sep 2002 20:39:56 -0700
  ...Soon after starting the outward journey, driving at 65 mph I noticed the alternator warning light flickering at me. I slowed down, expecting to...
• Parts needed 91 Syncro 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 5 Jan 2017 03:32:31 +0000
  For the above I need a dipstick tube and the cross bracket, (alternator to case) for it. Also if possible the alternator adjustment bracket...
• alternator parts?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 18 Jun 1996 09:13:00 -0700 (PDT)
  Does anyone know of a source for alternator diodes, internal voltage regulators, and such like parts? JC Whitney has them, but their service is...
• Re: Dimly Glowing Alternator Light...Suggestions? Help??
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 09:00:43 -0500
  I would just replace the alternator. My '86 did the same thing. Eventually, the battery ran down and let me sit. If you have...
• Re: Battery Isolators vs. Relays
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 08:34:46 -0800
  The way you solve the draindown problem is to connect the relay actuation circuit to the alternator idiot light circuit. That way the relay...
• Tom's VW Pages - Vanagon Alternator Alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Fri, 24 May 2002 08:10:35 -0500
  Check Tom's web page out--- He has a good article on how to replace your anemic alternator with a 90 amp unit---- Later...
• Re: Wanted: Alternator
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 22:53:44 EST
  In a message dated 3/19/03 7:41:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, jeremy_kron@YAHOO.COM writes: > I need an alternator for...
• Re: Alternator replacement
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 31 Aug 2003 14:43:07 -0500
  ...Found a page with Bosch/VW connection naming conventions, went and > got the remanned alternator, and we're on the road again!. > > tom
• Re: Adjustable voltage regulator
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 6 May 2005 11:05:37 -0700
  ...battery, > even > if your voltage is close to 15 from the alternator, if your alternator > amperage capacity is not enough, will an adjustable regulator...
• Re: Picking an alternator.
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:23:57 -0400
  ...15:06 robby kilborn <robbykilborn@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a): > I just started looking into Alternators to replace my current Bosch, > which > has been adapted...
• Re: "W" pin on alternator? What for?
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Sat, 18 Sep 1999 10:51:44 -0400
  ...Motorola alternators, in my experience, have all been of poor performance and reliability. I would recommend having the alternator checked by a reputable alternator...
• Re: water cooled alternators
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:25:00 -0500
  ...water cooled alternators For number of years I was suggested by my german friends to think of replacing of Westy alternator with water cooled...
• Re: The case of the cracking Alternator Bracket
  Historical mailing list - James Benthall
  Tue, 5 Apr 2005 22:35:05 EDT
  Dennis, What do you mean about the alternator swivel bolt being tightened after the belt tightening? I assume you mean the bottom bolt? I...
• Re: yet another water pump
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 3 Nov 2006 15:19:25 -0500
  ...Why, Alternator bearing went "bazzouk", after that, 2 months later, the Alternator bracket broke slowly, another pump went with it! Now, the same guy...
• 84 westy alternator light flickers(longish)
  Historical mailing list - Johnson, David R FOR:EX
  Mon, 8 May 2000 15:50:52 -0700
  Hello Volks, Here's the deal, Yesterday when going for a relaxing Sunday drive, about 10 km in, the alternator light in the dash...
• Alternator pulley
  Historical mailing list - Tom C
  Sun, 3 Jul 2022 13:18:24 -0400
  Hey fellas, I replaced my alternator with a new busdepot unit. The pulley wheel was different so I swapped my old pulley wheel on...
• Re: Toggle off switch
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 21:00:49 -0800
  ...the old-timers did this all the time to 'check an > alternator', and I've done it a few times myself and to my...
• Re: Auxilliary batteries
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:24:28 -0700
  What do you measure right at the alternator stud? My Ferd does 14.5 or so. So did the first Ferd alternator I had...
• Re: '85 Vanagon with alternator problem
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sat, 22 Mar 1997 01:11:32 -0600 (CST)
  ...Re: '85 Vanagon with alternator problem > >At 01:16 PM 3/21/97 -0600, you wrote: >> >> >>Hi folks! >> >>I know the van has an...
• Why am I not surprised? (charging wires)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 2 Sep 2006 08:42:27 -0400
  ...the one where the charging wires from the alternator run to a standoff ... and found that where the two wires from the alternator are...
• Re: alternator--voltage vs amps
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:36:34 -0800
  ...You could have a 900A alternator, and > the only difference would be a little engine power lost due to having > to spin a 10x...
• Re: Alternator light on - this is normal? Survey says... ...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Apr 1999 08:42:03 EDT
  Does your alternator with the new voltage regulator behave differently at start up than before you got the new voltage reg? Just curious. Ken...
• Dim glow on alternator/oxt lights
  Historical mailing list - Elkavitch, Michael and Diana
  Tue, 6 Apr 1999 18:47:42 -0500
  ...Is my alternator going? I think the belt is tight enough. What else? I put in a new battery two months ago. Thanks, Mike
• Re: tune-up lite blue wire
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sat, 5 Aug 2000 15:34:55 -0400
  ...When the Alternator is not rotating(or charging) this circuit provides a ground for the Alt lite. When the Alternator is charging, this circuit...
• changing belts
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Wed, 1 Aug 2001 10:06:32 -0700
  i am hoping to do all three (alternator, ps, ac) before we leave for our vacation on saturday. any known pitfalls to watch out...
• Re: Charging Strangeness
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 1 Nov 2005 07:31:49 -0600
  ...Voltage at the big red wire on the alternator at both above speeds. By the way, you can pull out the brush/regulator assembly...
• alternator/second battery problem
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jun 1996 10:58:15 -0700
  This weekend the alternator light came on in my 84, miles from home while my friend was driving (in fact she drove a long...
• auxiliary terminal on alternator
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Wed, 1 Apr 1998 16:36:15 -0500
  ...I now have this wonderful isolator that says if you have a Motorola alternator with "auxiliary terminal" that you basically take the output from...
• Re: Can you run two alternators at once?
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Wed, 30 Sep 1998 08:54:11 -0500
  David Marshall wrote: > My 90A alternator packed it in - dead windings. A new one is a little more > than what I want to pay...
• Battery light on...
  Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
  Mon, 4 Aug 2003 06:50:05 -0500
  ...This alternator is on a 91 GL. I'm not the original owner, so I don't know how old the alternator is, but...
• Re: Bench test alternator? (checked archives)
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:36:06 -0400
  If you're in Canada, just about any Canadian Tire will test the alternator for free... Chris On 8/21/07, neil N <musomuso...
• Re: alternator charge initiation
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 13:20:23 -0600
  ...It feels like a large resistor, and somehow it routes extra voltage or current to activate the alternator quicker. > > Stuart > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon...
• Re: Alternator Light Just Came On
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 9 Aug 2009 19:54:14 -0700
  ...unfortunately, you can't quite get that part out of the alternator without removing it from a waterboxer engine. but that would be where...
• Re: WAS guy broken down in N. California - now running again
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:32:49 -0700
  ...The alternator wiring is not original. Looks like they connnected the alternator to two places. glad you got it for him ! scott ----- Original Message...
• Re: can vanagon run w/out alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sun, 4 Nov 2001 12:50:29 EST
  ...My alternator crapped out several miles west of Nashville on I-40. By jumping from the auxiliary battery I was able to coax the...
• Re: Alternator Light...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 22 Jul 2003 07:27:32 -0500
  ...If your alternator is original, given the age of our vehicles it's probably time to change them, if for no other reason than...
• Re: Fridge or Battery relay
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 Jul 2001 17:21:01 -0400
  ...The >diode is part of the alternator sensing circuit that disconnects the fridge >when the alternator is not charging the battery. The hella unit...
• WTB: woodruff key
  Historical mailing list - Conrad Klahn
  Mon, 22 Aug 2005 10:11:24 -0500
  ...This is for an '80 aircooled, but I suppose any bosch alternator woodruff key would work? If you know of the size of this...
• Re: 6 broken alternator in 3 yrs - possible root cause
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Tue, 31 Jan 2006 18:58:29 -0600
  ...motor speed to alternator speed would definitely make a big difference. I'm not exactly an expert on motor- generators, but I'd expect...
• Re: alternator lifespan
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Sun, 8 Feb 2009 07:21:31 -0500
  ...alternator lifespan > > > > > In light of Loren's experience, what is the approximate life span of a > > late model > > alternator, it's brushes and regulator...
• alternator--voltage vs amps
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:15:42 -0700
  I'm trying to understand alternators now. I'm retired, so have nothing better to do.... There are lots of web pages that explain...
• Charge warning light LED question - David B.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 9 May 2012 13:59:00 -0700
  ...I currently have the D+ wire to the alternator ( the blue wire on vanagon alternators ) going though an incandescent light bulb , for a warning...
• FS used alternator from 87
  Historical mailing list - Brian Yonker
  Mon, 12 Feb 2001 16:25:22 -0500
  I have a used but working alternator from my 87 Parts Van. $30 plus shipping if any body wants it. Pics available. Brian 86...
• Blue Wire on alternator - replacement
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Sat, 16 Jul 2005 17:55:02 -0400
  Hi, I want to change the blue wire on my alternator b/c it is not long enough and always comes loose. Can someone...
• Re: Stuck in Alturas with electrical mystery
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:08:24 -0700
  Don, it looks like the alternator is the prime suspect. There is one simple check you can do to the alternator. There is a...
• FW: URGENT!! Broken alternator pulley
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Sat, 19 May 2012 21:01:36 -0400
  ...The pulley on our > alternator broke and its chewing up belts in minutes. New alternators > don't come with the pulley so getting one...
• Re: Overheated wire junction on 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 14 Oct 2012 14:52:50 -0400
  JUst to be clear, the new house battery is not directly connected to the alternator. I simplified the description for the sake of brevity...
• Charging Strangeness
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Mon, 31 Oct 2005 22:59:39 -0700
  ...When the charging LED is on, the alternator is obviously not working (lights dim, reduced whine etc). As soon as the engine comes over...
• Re: Used alternator for '84 wanted
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 17:28:33 -0000
  >If anyone has a used alternator for an '84 Vanagon w/o air please let me >know. > >Thanks, >Bryan > Bryan, before you replace the...
• Re: Alternate Alternator Bracket
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:25:15 -0800
  I highly approve of that improved alternator bracket from GW. Price is quite affordable too. if you keep on top of it ...the stock...
• Re: Headlight oddity
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 05 Mar 1996 15:08:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...But that Chev alternator does have a few odd characteristics. When I first start the engine, the alternator light stays on, and voltage at...
• Re: Adding the second battery to the early vanagon ('80)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 16:54:28 -0700
  ...That terminal is also conected to >the alternator warning light on the dash.) > Early Westies don't have the relay under the seat. They...