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• Re: no start :(
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Dec 1995 10:42:40 -0800
  ...The voltage at the battery terminals with the engine running is around 14 volts. Don Geiger writes: >A while back I had the hot...
• Re: Intermittently Flashing Coolant & Oil light
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 5 Jan 2000 22:11:40 EST
  ...at high RPMs with worn brushes in the alternator. I guess the vibration overcomes the spring tension and you lose charging voltage. Drive Safely...
• wiper motor wiring
  Historical mailing list - Robert Harris
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 11:01:53 -0400
  ...Anybody know what voltages and grounds should be showing on each wire to the 5-pin connector to the wiper motor with the wiper...
• Fwd: RE: "Green" solar battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 23:56:16 +1300
  ...You may >find that the reason your output is low is because the battery voltage is >high (i.e already fully charged so the...
• Re: Temp II bad [again??!!] says DigiTool [long winded]
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 14:44:52 +0000
  ...And why > would I > still get a voltage reading > > With the sensor plug pulled out?? > > > > > Thanks for any input. > > > > Tom Myers > 90 Westy > Rochester...
• Re: common electrical problems in vanagons
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:56:53 -0400
  ...Fan Resistor - Dash Heater Fan Dash heater fan switch is overloaded on high position and eventually melts. Dash heater fan circuit is overloaded on...
• Re: Checking output of alternator.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 15 Jul 2016 20:25:06 -0500
  ...Charge up battery with charger first then run engine and check voltage at positive battery terminal. >> >> Compare to the voltage at the alternator. >> >> Alistair...
• Re: Weird idle problem continues
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 18 Oct 2014 15:50:46 -0400
  ...Any high resistance in this path leaves a high voltage making the ECU and idle control unit think it is like 40 below. Yes...
• Re: hesitation/bucking (was: Re: tested Oxygen Sensor, and...)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 17 May 2008 13:17:31 -0400
  ...it's a 22uf 15 volt tantalum capacitor (caps rated for higher voltages work, too) ... and yes, either the capacitor or the VW harness...
• Re: charging aux battery: too much of a good thing?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:12:25 -0400
  ...Normal float voltage at room temperature should be around 13.6, but the batteries won't charge either fast or fully at that voltage...
• Re: 12.2 V at rest ('85 Westy w/2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:19:50 -0700
  ...that? > about what is good charging voltage .. > I think lower is better for longer battery life. > Higher is better for good starting cranking. It...
• Re: coolant level control unit location
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:56:17 -0700
  ...and the guage randomly reads very high...............my attention is going >>to the guage itself, the voltage stabizer, >>and the temp sender on the...
• Re: Testing Vanagon Headlight Switch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:11:46 -0400
  ...Turn the lights on and find where the voltage stops, or drops a lot. Without looking at the book again I'd be highly...
• Re: More Instrument cluster electrical gemlins
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 11:44:25 -0800
  ...And the clock runs slow! >> >>I suspect the voltage regulator. Any other guesses? > >Measure and see -- seems highly likely though. > >The clock's not...
• Think I have an electrical problem here.
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Tue, 1 Nov 2005 09:55:22 -0800
  ...I added a auxillery battery and changed the alt, and I think I fried something.The voltage at the aux bat is 13.02...
• Re: Battery Charger Sizing (Amperage) Woe and Warning (?)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sat, 3 Aug 2013 10:00:03 -0700
  ...proper voltage during the charge cycle, but the question is whether 8 amps is enough to get the voltage up that high quickly enough...
• Point Lube & Grease
  Historical mailing list - Jacob Shaun Dustin
  Fri, 9 Feb 1996 13:33:32 MST
  ...I THINK dielectric grease is conductive goop that you put on high voltage electrical connections to maintain current flow and prevent corrosion. Point lube...
• Re: 12V Slow Cooker Tests
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sat, 8 May 2010 16:06:59 -0700
  ...So, is it possible that the current available was limited, > especially as the voltage dropped? And might the slow cooker achieve a > higher temperature...
• Re: Vanagon syndrome...it sucks!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 20 Mar 2016 22:29:45 -0400
  ...Now move the vane inside the AFM slowly and smoothly thru its whole range while watching the voltage on your meter. The voltage should...
• Re: Sparkplug wire question
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Wed, 11 Aug 2004 23:52:56 -0400
  ...high of a resistance over time that the voltage starts leaking to ground. as crazy as it might sound i observed the voltage running...
• Dash warning lights?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:13:08 -0700
  ...indicator lights, engine running) After messing around with the alternator, the Voltage regulator/brush pack (if my terms aren't exactly right, I hope...
• Re: HELP with wiring VW foglight switch to Hella 500's in 85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Sun, 10 Sep 2000 10:48:10 -0400
  ...I have all of my lighting, high beams, low beams, auxilliary high beams, and fog lights controlled by relays and connected by 10 or...
• Re: Weird Stuff----
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 12:14:46 -0600
  ...BTW a thermocouple is a junction of two different metals which produces a small voltage which increases with temperature, not used in stock vanagons...
• Re: recap (still not fixed) Re: Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Thu, 2 Feb 2006 21:01:43 -0500
  ...If I turn the key >>>> and it fails to start, voltage at the starter is measures >>>> 11.8-11.9. Is >>>> this voltage high...
• starter / solenoid
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 15 Oct 1995 16:51:39 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I checked for voltage at solenoid using test light and it was fine as was high current wire to starter. Pulled starter out of...
• Re: Relays
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 4 Apr 2015 16:11:47 -0400
  ...High resistance at a connection causes voltage to be dropped there instead of at the load, and the load current times that voltage drop...
• Battery Mfg. Warranty Charging Voltage
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sat, 12 Oct 2002 08:03:48 -0700
  ...I mentioned that the measured charging voltage was 14.2VDC at the battery terminals (inexpensive DVM) and asked what the recommended charging voltage was...
• Re: Electrical Experts. Motronic Hall Reference Voltage?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 19:50:37 -0800
  ...hall, or would it cause the hall to send too > high a voltage square wave to the ECU? If so, is this damaging the...
• Re: dual battery isolator / Optima Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 13:40:08 -0700
  ...174.45 for the high technology and much touted product this is > disappointing. The specs page didn't mention voltage drop. I'll try...
• Re: Solved! Re: Having Problem with Overheating (1.9l to 2.1lconversion)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 10 May 2000 13:06:33 -0700
  ...If the stabilizer is drifting, the 2 gauges will both read either high or low. You can measure the voltage at the legs of...
• Re: 85gl acceleration Flat spot untill warmed up
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sun, 24 Dec 2006 06:50:30 -0800
  ...when I fixed the corrostion on the big 10G voltage lines in the high voltage box this allowed proper current to flow in this...
• Lack of power problem - advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Sat, 28 Dec 2002 16:46:57 -0500
  ...I was pulled over by the police and when I was accelerating hard into the highway traffic the engine bogged down with the symptoms...
• Re: Solar panel question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 28 May 2015 23:13:05 -0400
  ...The one capable of producing the higher voltage-current profile ma reduce the output of the other one but the only way to fix...
• Re: Power Inverter advice requested
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:51:31 -0800
  ...If you do get an inverter, get a pretty high capacity one...Nothing more frustrating than to have the 'low battery voltage' alarm go...
• Re: Odometer fixed..and "how dumb am I? (gas guage)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:37:09 -0500
  ...Also, since the fuel guage is driven by voltage, if you have low voltage from your alternator (or are running on battery), the gauge...
• Re: Deep cycle batteries, voltage regulators, and eating cake
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 15:04:15 -0700
  ...This will likely cure most of your problem but if you measure the voltages at the starter motor lug first you will know how...
• AFM adjustment - flap, slider, spring wheel voodoo question
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:00:47 -0400
  ...I'm still not getting the voltage at high RPM the procedure says I should. I just want to make sure I don't...
• Re: spark plugs, etc
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 15:41:19 -0400
  ...in it's path (with contsant voltage). Only in the case of a > direct short will the higher resistance be cut out completely. That...
• Voltage regulator or some other electrical issue??
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 09:59:26 -0800
  ...This includes high beam indicator and turn signal indicator lights. Last week, it started not only losing dash lights when the front fan is...
• Re: Inverter Question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 09:53:37 -0500
  ...that has to use a DC-DC converter to get a higher voltage out than the battery supplies -- but I don't know. Likewise...
• Drake power supply
  Historical mailing list - Ted Zateslo
  Sun, 24 Sep 95 12:33:28 -0400
  ...The switching circuit which "chopped" the incoming 12V DC operated at that higher frequency. Some electronic equipment will run quite happily at higher frequencies...
• Re: Solar Panel outdoor electrical connect
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sun, 26 Jun 2011 09:28:28 -0700
  ...The solar setup doesn't have any high voltage OR amperage, so a generic 12V setup will work. After I used it for a...
• Re: Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 12:46:39 -0500
  ...I think that > means smaller gap=quicker spark=lower voltage=cooler fire and larger > gap=slower spark=higher voltage=hotter fire. > > Am I missing...
• Re: Cold start issue
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 7 Jun 2011 23:08:25 -0700
  ...If that's the case the voltage > > > across the sender will be low, but the ECU will think it's > > > high. Mark - do you...
• Re: Is something killing my starters?
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Sun, 26 Jun 2016 20:25:37 +0000
  ...If not drawing current and > voltage stays high then you have a problem in the starter. > > Dennis > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Heater or Rad Hose. What "Contact" Heat can it Handle?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:58:02 -0700
  ...I'm thinking of protecting these wires (pic): *http://tinyurl.com/282asu9 *from stray spark plug wire high voltage. Wrapping them would mean taking...
• Charging or not?
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Sun, 12 Oct 2003 07:59:17 -0500
  ...When the old one failed I checked the voltage with the engine runnging and it was higher than with the engine off. So does...
• Re: was fav 12 V acc, now 2nd battery relay system
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Wed, 21 Feb 2007 18:24:09 -0800
  ...That is, the forward voltage drop will likely be over a volt, depending upon actual current. How do you compensate for that? //Jack Date...
• Re: Friday - my favorite electronics teacher has new video
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 8 Mar 2013 15:56:40 -0500
  ...The high-current stuff, not the high-voltage. What he's doing to his tongue isn't dangerous -- unless he lets those power supply...
• Re: fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list - Tony Mysyk
  Thu, 28 Aug 1997 00:38:01 -0600
  ...I found that if the voltage was below 4.2 vdc then the van would idle really rough, as the water dried the voltage...
• [Fwd: Re: bad gas mileage]
  Historical mailing list - John
  Thu, 23 Sep 1999 12:06:47 -0400
  ...When a small voltage returns due to high resistance, warm up enrichment is provided. As the voltage value rises due to falling resistance, the...
• Vitrifrigo trip results, wiring, battery life, charging issues, etc
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 13:14:42 -0700
  ...We had no further problems with the battery voltage dropping too low during the night and the voltage came back up higher and much...
• Burned off end on coil
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Thu, 7 Sep 2006 08:34:12 -0700
  After 6 months of use I noticed the insulated end of my coil where the coil high voltage wire exits was burned off but...
• Re: Third brake lights (tack-free)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 09:37:06 -0500
  ...Don't forget to run them conservatively, allowing for high temperatures. > >Here's a site with sources of good bright LEDs -- look at the...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Nov 2013 14:45:49 -0500
  ...mA valve does not fully open. **The open-circuit voltage is probably somewhat higher since I'm driving the supply at its current limit...
• Re: A damn OS question again, yea!!! now i need some help, it's my turn....
  Historical mailing list - Mike Boland
  Tue, 7 May 2002 06:57:49 -0500
  ...a small voltage signal in the range of 175 to 1100 mV ( 0.175 V to 1.1 V) a high voltages indicates a...
• Re: '86 Headlight replacment?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 05 Mar 1997 21:13:13 -0800
  ...voltage on the high beams of the outer lamps at the bulb. It >was 9.8 volts... >And this is with the inner high...
• Re: Iraggi alternators
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 20:00:01 -0700
  ...You're going down the highway with AC blasting (puffing? wheezing?) > and the fridge is on 12V and your headlights are on, plus the...
• Re: (LONG) Surging Idle fixed! / Surging O2 sensor readings
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 08:20:05 -0500
  ...The ECU enriched the mixture and the engine rev'd higher. The rubber seals on the injectors sucked in tighter and less air was...
• Re: O2 Sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:37:41 -0400
  O2 sensor should remain connected and be up to operating temp for monitoring output voltage. a high impedance volt meter (i.e., most digital...