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• Re: Update: Alternator not putting out volts 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Bobby Brown
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 08:47:59 -0400
  ...Or, current from the alternator is not completing circuit back to the >> >> >> battery. Which wire(s) off the alternator go to the battery? I...
• Re: Alternator testing or battery kerplunky
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 18:51:49 -0400
  ...He says battery fine, alternator bad. I asked how he could tell. Said "pulling a heavy load on it now, so alternator should be...
• Re: Why do JC Whitney Battery isolators have this VW caveat?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 09:27:31 -0800
  I've owned a few BMWs with these same alternators and the batteries were in the trunks in the opposite corner, about as far...
• alternators, voltages, rebuild, idiocracy
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:48:29 -0800
  Hi, thought I would tell my tale of partial alternator rebuild and false diagnosis, maybe others won't make my mistake :) my '86 syncro...
• Re: Checking output of alternator.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Thu, 14 Jul 2016 12:48:32 -0400
  ...I suspect the alternator is NG. Once again trying to understand the > Bentley test procedures on Pg. 27.18. What is " connect alternator/regulator...
• Intermittent No Start - fuel pump/relay? PROBLEM SOLVED
  Historical mailing list - Beutler, Art (AZ75)
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 08:36:17 -0700
  ...With the meter working as an ammeter, I got no action with the hot side connected directly to the alternator despite the low measured...
• Alternator and oxy lights blink
  Historical mailing list - WILLIAM WITZ
  Fri, 19 Oct 2012 17:29:40 -0700
  ...My little problem is that my alternator and oxy lights flash faintly over 2600 rmps the voltage is good at 14.25 volts. The...
• How to check alternator output?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 13:45:16 -0800
  ...What's the easiest way to check the actual amperage output of my alternator? My charging system warning light is coming on, so I...
• Re: Quest. About Alternator Pulleys? Pleeeeze Help!!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 2 Sep 2005 08:57:27 -0700
  ...About Alternator Pulleys? Pleeeeze Help!! > Folks, > Could someone PLEEZE tell me if the pulley for a 1987 Westy 90 amp alternator > is the one...
• Re: Alt idiot light on
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 25 Jul 2002 19:56:53 -0400
  The wire for the alternator field energizes the relay coil. The relay contacts connect the fridge circuit to the battery after the alternator "kicks...
• Re: Alternator: the play is thing
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 23 Mar 2006 07:33:32 -0800
  ...I replaced bearing in my 90A alternator years ago, was readily available at local industrial supply house. Alistair '82 westy, diesel converted to gas...
• Re: Water Powered Cars
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 6 Mar 2008 07:04:07 -0500
  ...They think that the electricity they will draw from the alternator is "free," because the alternator is always spinning and the electricity would be...
• Re: alternator lifespan
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 8 Feb 2009 13:49:58 -0600
  ...alternator lifespan > > > > > > > > > In light of Loren's experience, what is the approximate life span of a > > > late model > > > alternator, it's brushes and regulator...
• Re: blower fan and wipers not working after aux. battery installation
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 12 Dec 2009 08:23:17 -0800
  ...Alternator failures 80% or better of failures in the alternator will be just worn brushes. And the regulator/brush pack for the alternator is...
• Re: Alternator Light Just Came On
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:14:05 -0500
  OK, The rest of the story After the Alternator light came on, I did some checking, got some info fowarded to me from the...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 15:14:24 -0500
  ...The rebuilt alternator will come with a regulator and new brushes. Having a spare regulator/brush assemble isn't a bad thing and they...
• Re: squeaking from alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 2 May 2000 06:21:01 -0700
  ...squeaking from alternator? > > > > My 87 Westy has recently developed a squeaky noise that seems to > be > > coming from the alternator. It tends to make...
• Re: Alternator Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:26:00 -0500
  ...Alternator Repairs I've been plagued by alternator problems and having three vans - and being the frugal (read "tightwad") type that I am, I...
• Re: more ???? Re: Diesel alternator
  Historical mailing list - andrew swingler
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 14:47:51 -0800
  > Andy et al, > > Some charge current notes: > > 1) Alternators naturally current limit at their rated current. Only if the 'internal' regulator is designed to...
• Re: How to check if the Alternator is damaged or broken
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 15 Jan 2006 22:18:35 -0500
  ...at idle, especially running accersories and lights, the output volatge of the alternator may be marginal, explaining the blinking light, but at higher rpms...
• Battery and alternator - generic auto electric
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:14:15 -0400
  ...I did test at the alternator and at the battery. After replacing the bad ring terminal, I got the alt and the bat to...
• Re: Alternators correction!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 15:21:00 -0700
  ...Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: >>> Gave that a go. >>> >>> Loads on, alternator measured at stud and alt body >>> >>> 14.29 >>> >>> On various places on...
• Alternator hum or whine
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fernandez
  Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:47:57 -0700
  ...It sounds like the alternator when I poke around the engine compartment. The archives show some alternator bearing discussions that mention a whine (also...
• Re: air cooled engine alternatives
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 13:04:46 -0500
  Chris, << Corvairs are famous for flipping their fan belt off loosing their alternator function and cooling fan function at the same time. Ignorant drivers...
• Re: Alternator with "W" connector
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 11:10:19 -0400
  ...ERic Matt Heydon wrote: >Group Members: > >I have an '87 Weekender with a failing alternator. My mechanic (who is >trustworthy & knowledgeable) has a replacement...
• Subie
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 14 Nov 2017 15:35:08 -0600
  ...Only damage in the engine area was the alternator. The alternator case and mount braket was broken. Other than that, all id welll. I...
• How Many Max Amps Does Vanagon Alternator Put Out??
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Mon, 20 May 2002 23:10:38 +0200
  How many maximum amps does the Vanagon alternator put out?? If I install an ammeter in the dash area, is a 30amp gauge ok...
• Re: Update: Alternator not putting out volts 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 09:50:46 -0400
  ...Or, current from the alternator is not completing circuit back to the >> >> >> battery. Which wire(s) off the alternator go to the battery? I...
• Re: Riddle me this about Vanagon dash wiring gremlin
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 1 Jan 2016 15:24:20 +0000
  ...Aircooled and early diesels used a multi-pin connector > at the alternator and these don't fit those. > > Mark > > vw_van_fan_Mark wrote...
• Alternator brackets! Why they break.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Oct 2006 17:22:52 -0400
  The Water Boxer Alternator Bracket is one of those parts that can cause a lot of grief. The problem with replacement is that the...
• Re: Bearings for alternator
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 1 Apr 2008 17:32:24 -0400
  ...Mike Ron Toby wrote: > Hi Does anyone know what size bearings are needed in a alternator for a 85 vanagon? It is a weekender...
• Re: URGENT!! Broken alternator pulley
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 19 May 2012 21:34:40 -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: unhappy alternator bearing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 3 Jun 2013 11:08:52 -0400
  ...Good belt and pulleys you should be able turn engine over with a wrench on the alternator pulley nut. This belt has to transfer...
• Screeching Alternator Belt
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 11 May 2017 21:02:34 -0400
  The alternator belt on my '87 Westy screeches horribly at idle, and sometimes when you first pull out from a stop. (It stops if...
• Re: Riddle me this about Vanagon dash wiring gremlin
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 2 Jan 2016 06:59:52 -0800
  My observation is that flickering alternator light is a good indication that it’s time for brush replacement. Jim > On Jan 2, 2016, at...
• Re: Voltage regulator or some other electrical issue??
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 10:17:33 -0800
  ...Electrical problems that imply either battery or alternator problems Annie, you (or your mechanic) needs to put a volt meter on the battery and...
• Alternator queston
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 8 Aug 1998 16:22:47 -0700
  I wanted to replace my alternator today - took it to a FLAPS and the guy pulled a rebuilt of of the shelf after checking...
• Re: alternator lifespan
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 8 Feb 2009 16:09:38 -0500
  Autozone carries an alternator that is compatible for use with the late model Vanagon which has lifetime warranty on it! Any issues with it...
• Alternator mounting
  Historical mailing list - Johnson City Alliance Church
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 13:28:44 -0400
  ...When the repair shopt in Atlanta did the work, they didn't do something right when they put the alternator on. As a result...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 13:26:19 -0500
  ...I have not tested the battery or the alternator output. The alternator itself should be OK, its practically new, but I could have inadvertently...
• Alternator light on - this is normal? Survey says... Nope!
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Tue, 13 Apr 1999 18:14:30 -0400
  Thanks to all who responded to my questions about whether my alternator was beginning to fail (see below). The responses I received all included...
• Alternator Failure 87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
  Mon, 2 Sep 2013 11:44:41 -0700
  I think my alternator failed last night. Facts: Left Bug-O-Rama in Sacramento. Probably only about 10 miles south of Sacramento the alternator...
• alternator specs?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:04:19 -0700
  Anyone know how well your basic Bosch 90A alternator -- as found in a Vanagon -- regulates? Are there published curves that show typical voltage output...
• Re: Alternator Bracket
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 14:04:32 -0400
  ...My alternator does whatever the engine does, just like the exhaust. d David Beierl - dbeierl@ibm.net
• Alternator Bracket
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Sun, 14 Nov 1999 21:22:00 EST
  The alternator bracket on my '87 is broken. It is in three pieces and a welding repair may not yield acceptable results. I need...
• Re: alternator
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Wed, 27 Dec 2000 13:21:20 EST
  In a message dated 12/26/00 2:14:01 PM, nitram@TBCNET.COM writes: << My alternator does not come "on line" until 2...
• Re: Alternator Deal.
  Historical mailing list - Douglas L. Urner
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 16:03:45 -0700
  >I had my 18 yr old alternator rebuilt at a local place in Sarasota a little >while ago. It performs well, and doesn't...
• Re: Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 19:05:53 -0500
  ...Those two wires on the back of the alternator are: 1. From starter to the alternator (the big fat wire connects from there to...
• Re: Just as I pulled in the driveway, the Alternator light came on....
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 21:48:38 -0400
  ...Just as I pulled in the driveway, the Alternator light came on.... > Hi All, > > I just got home from our trip to Nova Scotia...
• Re: Deep cycle batteries, voltage regulators, and eating cake
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:17:37 -0700
  ...Finally took the advice and checked out the power wires from the alternator -- sure enough, inside the wiring box they were totally cooked. Investigated...
• Re: Why not mount two Alternators??
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 6 Jul 2001 01:58:10 EDT
  David, Its true, but the alternator already is quite bulky. I could see fitting two of the small Nippon Denso units from the Chrysler...
• Re: Alt idiot light on
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 24 Jul 2002 22:56:28 -0400
  If you have a camper, the refrigerator relay will also turn the light on with the alternator disconnected. The alternator has to actually be...
• Re: Alternator for '91 GL
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 17:18:06 -0800
  ...Alternator for '91 GL Time for a new alternator! What is the best deal a Canadian can find in Canada .... or not adverse to...
• 3 quick ALTERNATOR questions
  Historical mailing list - Gary Goldey
  Sat, 19 Feb 2005 11:51:47 EST
  I just pulled the alternator out after a week of running with the red dummy lites on---(I had 2 of the manufacturers screws...
• How to replace voltage regulator?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 21 Jul 2005 07:15:54 -0700
  ...It goes into the back of the alternator (1.9l WBX, Bosch alternator). Their web site is a bit light on "how to" information...
• Re: Iraggi alternators
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 19:58:06 -0400
  At 07:19 PM 7/28/2007, Michael Elliott wrote... >Near as I can tell, an oversized alternator isn't going to provide >quick...
• Alternator brackets
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 21 May 2008 13:07:30 -0400
  When I removed the alternator bracket from my old 1.9 to transfer it to the 2.1, I found that it has a...
• Re: Alternators
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 10:31:59 -0700
  ...I have had it as high as 14.6 but let’s say 14.5 for now. - the voltage will drop as the alternator...
• Re: Screeching Alternator Belt
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 11 May 2017 18:51:32 -0700
  ...Screeching Alternator Belt The alternator belt on my '87 Westy screeches horribly at idle, and sometimes when you first pull out from a stop...
• Re: Riddle me this about Vanagon dash wiring gremlin
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Fri, 1 Jan 2016 06:53:52 -0800
  VW changed the alternator harness a few times over the years. The earlier harness is longer with more connections and is more prone to...