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• Re: Voltage at alternator blue D+ lead?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sun, 15 May 2011 14:42:27 -0700
  ...If the > alternator bearings > crash and you lose the belt and then overheat the engine > the savings on not > getting the alternator rebuilt can...
• Re: Voltage regulator or some other electrical issue??
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 10:38:37 -0800
  ...My father-in-law goes through alternators and batteries like candy on his many "projects". I've identified faulty wiring for him a few...
• Re: alternator / battery light on question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:53:32 -0500
  If it is indeed charging fine, then it either has a broken or misconnected alternator light wire. I've made the same mistake on...
• Re: Dim glow on alternator/oxt lights
  Historical mailing list - A. Kimmons
  Tue, 6 Apr 1999 21:50:49 +0100
  ...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: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 14:14:44 -0500
  ...In > he process, the tab on the blue alternator wire broke. I put a new > terminal on and hooked it back up. In the...
• Re: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:41:08 -0700
  ...Some people try to use a selector switch to let either the alternator blue wire control it or select battery voltage to force it...
• Re: 1982 Westfalia Diesel ( stock ) belts?
  Historical mailing list - Dana Mueller
  Fri, 28 Sep 2012 21:09:42 -0700
  ...So the next question is does the alternator/water pump belt mount on the inside or outside pulley set? I ask because the water...
• Re: WTB: woodruff key
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 22 Aug 2005 11:57:25 -0400
  ...me? > > In replacing what I thought was a bad alternator, I find that the > alternator did not have a woodruff key - nor did the...
• Re: Checking output of alternator.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 14 Jul 2016 10:55:14 -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: alternators-Bosch or otherwise?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Mar 1996 22:38:15 -0500
  In a message dated 96-03-18 13:48:33 EST, des@teleport.com (David Schwarze) writes: > >> the alternator in my 79 is about...
• Re: More AC woes...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 15:40:20 -0700
  Yes, that is a normal voltage for a Vanagon alternator and yes other brand vehicles often are higher. The real question is what voltage...
• Re: Riddle me this about Vanagon dash wiring gremlin
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 1 Jan 2016 23:09:53 -0500
  The Diesel alternator harness is a plug in with undersized wiring. Over time the slide on connectors loose tier fit and with corrosion become...
• V-Belt tightness -- how to determine
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:36:07 -0400
  ...I feel that reefing on the alternator with crowbars causes the litany of broken alternator mounts and bad alternator and water pump bearings. the...
• Battery and OX light on
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sat, 25 Sep 2010 15:27:02 -0400
  ...I have the van parked now and while I have been checking the voltage at the alternator the lights have not gone back on...
• Re: Alternator Light Just Came On
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sun, 9 Aug 2009 18:06:22 -0700
  My alternator is from a nationwide FLAPS and has a lifetime guarantee. When it fails I pull into their lot (look for shade), have...
• Bench test alternator? (checked archives)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:15:12 -0700
  ...I've been carrying around a spare alternator. Kinda over kill yes, but, well, that's just me. Figured I should at least confirm...
• Re: alt. light
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 7 Aug 2008 17:27:12 -0700
  and what is the charging voltage measured at the battery ? 'mostly' you can tell if the alternator is charging or not that way ...... anything...
• Re: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 22:12:08 -0500
  I've pulled a lot of alternators out of Mercedes (the most I owned was 6 at one time) & friends VWs & BMWs and most...
• Re: Alternator output
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 17 Jul 2010 19:50:56 -0500
  ...The voltage you measure is a result of the load put across you alternator at the time you measure. So, for a given alternator...
• Re: Something wrong ...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 16:21:22 -0700
  ...Generator is ok, and is a valid test, but not with an alternator. does the alternator warning light work when you turn on the...
• Re: Deep cycle batteries, voltage regulators, and eating cake
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 14:27:51 -0400
  What you need to do is find out where the voltage is being lost and is the alternator working properly? Properly, at any speed...
• Re: Trip report, British Columbia
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sat, 23 Jul 2011 17:39:12 -0700
  ...re alternator .. > don't know which one you are running ... > but if you are running the stock cast iron diesel vanagon > alternator stand.. > and...
• 90A alternator on diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Tue, 22 Aug 2000 10:35:39 EDT
  I'm trying to upgrade my 65A alternator to a 90A that I got from a 84 WBX. Changing the pulleys would line the...
• leon your e-mail address is bad
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 12 Sep 2003 08:29:42 -0700
  ...Alternator Hello listees, Does anyone know where i can get rebuild kit for an alternator? TIA Leon 85 Subwagen Westy __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo...
• Re: TIICO: Crank Pulley
  Historical mailing list - gary
  Sun, 12 Aug 2001 19:21:14 -0400
  ...the alternator mount wasn't quite big enough to accept the alternator base. It had to be persuaded a bit. The belt tensioner for...
• Re: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 23:40:36 -0400
  ...Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick > > >> On 08/22/2011 05:58 PM, Tom Hargrave wrote: >>> Fast alternator brush wear is almost always...
• Success with Dennis described alternator belt change
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 5 Sep 2022 20:51:36 -0400
  ...Much easier now that Dennis has installed the adjustable alternator bracket. Another example of Dennis coming through. Frankly, despite my recent frustrations with my...
• Re: Fully-charged battery for alternator install?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Brown
  Thu, 6 May 2010 13:32:36 -0700
  ...Thus, after throwing on the new alternator I could a) leave Vanagon there on the charger for a few hours, or b)drive it...
• Re: Berg short-shift for Vgon
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Sat, 26 Nov 1994 18:23:31 EST
  ...Alternator comes with the engine; stock VW alternator would not fit. (Porsche alternator sits inside the fan shroud, belt driven along with the fan...
• Re: alternator brushes
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Jun 1997 19:05:15 -0400
  >Thanks to Greg, Joel, Randy and Don, my alternator has been successfully >removed. And they were all right, it was easy. > >I took it...
• Was: Electric Vanagon? Now really useful tips..
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:30:56 -0500
  ...http://forum.ecomodder.com/showthread.php?t=44 Section 4; item #8 caught my eye. ;"Take off the alternator belt". Instead of something that...
• Re: Alternator Bearings?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 7 Apr 2007 23:30:22 -0500
  ...but it will be long > enough to isolate water pump noise from alternator noise. Easiest way I > know. > > Usually water pump is a squeal...
• Re: Higher output alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:14:01 -0500
  ...Higher output alternator? It's my understanding that most VW Van alternators are like 65amps? I'm guessing that is what I have... a...
• Re: alternator posts, dip stick tube, OXS
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 18:39:58 -0600
  ...Both of the studs that mount the bottom of the alternator bracket broke of on my 85 Westy as well. I wonder if this...
• AW: Camping in cold & battery
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 2 Dec 2002 23:26:30 -0800
  I have had two Vanagons where the alternator did'nt charge until the engine was revved once above 1400 or more rpm. So, if...
• Re: 88 Vanagon alternator light problem
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 2 Apr 2009 08:18:01 -0500
  ...If it fails again within 20K miles, you need to pull the alternator and have the slip rings turned. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits...
• Re: Alternator continuous-duty rating?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 23 Sep 2012 12:42:18 -0400
  ...Jack's looking at continuous output in terms of the alternator running flat out for several hours at a time, charging deep-cycle batteries...
• Re: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:23:11 -0700
  ...In my case, the alternator doesn't have to work much harder to charge up my big aux battery as the 12 volt > 12...
• Re: Alternator rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 1 Dec 2014 22:23:15 -0600
  ...I'm not preaching to you John because you understand, but all depends on what's wrong with the alternator and knowing what's...
• Oil filler tube - disconnect at block?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Bowman
  Tue, 31 Aug 1999 18:06:39 -0700
  Due to an off-balance alternator, I must disconnect the oil filler tube where it connects to the crankcase. Let me explain... I own...
• Bad battery cable? 90 tintop
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:36:23 -0700
  ...The alternator is putting out 13-14v with the engine running, the battery is showing 12. whatever and it falls slowly as the engine...
• Re: 1982 Westfalia Diesel ( stock ) belts?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 28 Sep 2012 20:52:22 -0700
  ...643mm for crank to waterpump 600mm for waterpump to alternator. Using just 1 belt in the diesel van 2 belt pulley setup results in...
• Re: Voltage regulator or some other electrical issue??
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 10:35:12 -0800
  ...What is > recommended? > The voltage regulator/brush pack that is on your alternator looks like this: < http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page...
• alternator posts, dip stick tube, OXS
  Historical mailing list - Deborah Walters
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 14:27:51 -0500
  ...cylinder last week! #1 The bolts at the bottom of the alternator that apparently are posts coming out of the engine block broke off...
• Re: AC converted to 134
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 11:09:42 -0500
  ...Then take a volt reading off the alternator. If it's 13.5 volts or less your alternator can't handle the load, and...
• Re: Toggle off switch
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 18:16:32 -0800
  ...Nothing more serious than possibly ruining your alternator. Like they say, never disconnect your battery to check if your alternator is working--- because whether...
• Re: Alternator issues - long!
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
  Thu, 13 May 2004 14:20:40 -0700
  ...It seems tight to replace the regulator while the alternator is installed. It's actually not too hard to get the whole alternator out...
• Re: Run time to charge Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Sep 2009 17:17:45 -0400
  I've worked on a number of dual battery systems with both the Bosch and Subaru alternators. From a cold start they both work...
• Re: alternators
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Jul 94 10:56:14 PDT
  ...Maybe the reg is weak or the alternator is (although it was tested before installation), or maybe I do have to spend an afternoon...
• Re: alternator advice
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 29 Mar 2000 20:41:10 -0800
  The Vanagon alternators are the same as the Golf and Jetta alternators with the exception of the pulley - just swap the pulley over. What...
• Re: squeaking from alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Tue, 2 May 2000 09:23:43 -0400
  ...Mine started doing that and I took it to an alternator rebuild shop. The rebuilder said it was about to spin a bearing and...
• Re: voltage regulator
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 17 Mar 2001 12:37:00 -0800
  You might want to take a look at this web page that shows how to convert a BOSCH alternator to an external regulator using...
• Re: Voltage from alternator
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:24:18 +0000
  BOSCH alternators are known for their low output voltage due to how their internal regulators are set at the factory. One fix is to...
• Re: URGENT!! Broken alternator pulley
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 19 May 2012 18:56:45 -0700
  ...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: Running fridge with an aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 31 Jul 2000 07:44:07 -0700
  ...the alternator sends a signal to the fridge relay to close the circuit, thus connecting fridge to alternator via the starter battery and starter...
• Alternator Bolt Size?
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Fri, 10 May 2002 22:03:45 -0400
  It seems that my alternator is just sitting in place, the upper bolt is missing. Good grief, I must be one lucky owner that...
• Re: OXS and Battery light stays on
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Williams
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 09:38:45 -0800
  ...the blue wire on the backside of the alternator broke off at the alternator connection. either that, or your diode in the voltage regulator...
• Re: Alternator question
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 27 Mar 2011 15:36:40 -0400
  Hi David, After all of this it appears I had a bad spare alternator. It looks brand new but has been sitting on the...
• Aux batteries - Stinger
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 20:57:45 -0800
  ...http://www.stingerelectronics.com/sting_products/alternators.asp Todd '88 Westy
• Oops, I "fixed" the alternator light
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 28 Mar 1996 09:32:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...Does the lead from the light to the alternator, play an active part in the energizing of the alternator field? Meaning, if I interrupt...