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• Re: alternator belts
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 29 Mar 2004 19:18:26 -0600
  An alternator belt can be defective for various reasons. The most common is that the belt is rolled onto the pulleys by the installer...
• Re: (Fixed) 1990 Syncro Alternator
  Historical mailing list - Michael Blackburn
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 16:27:20 -0600
  Thank you everyone for the alternator help. I figured out what the problem was and fixed it last night. Turns out that is was...
• FW: [DIESEL] 90A alternator on diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 09:24:32 -0400
  ...Re: [DIESEL] 90A alternator on diesel Vanagon I'm assuming the center-line of the new alternator is 'farther out' than the 65A. I...
• Re: Running fridge with an aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 30 Jul 2000 20:18:23 -0700
  > Bill: > > Yes - I think you are absolutely correct - the fridge draws more amps than > the wire from the alternator can supply - well ,actually it...
• Re: Alternators
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 18:35:30 -0800
  At 06:21 AM 11/6/98 -0500, Gary Kovach wrote: > Could aynone tell me if the alternators that were on the 1.9L...
• re- alternator woes
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  5 Jun 1997 09:46:32 -0600
  ...Now my alternator is back at home without a dime being spent on it yet. So, where's the best/cheapest place to find...
• Re: Alternator bracket bolts sheared off in the block! Help??
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter / Iowa City, Iowa
  Fri, 9 Apr 2004 18:55:04 -0500
  ...Alternator bracket bolts sheared off in the block! Help?? > In a project Syncro I bought recently..just found that BOTH alternator > bracket mounting bolts...
• Re: Power steering rack leak
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Fri, 30 Nov 2018 01:04:35 -0500
  ...My engine is a Subaru with the PS pump driven by the same belt as the alternator. I think I will get a belt...
• Alternator torque?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 29 Jan 2002 18:44:51 -0700
  Hello, I am installing a Bosch rebuilt Alternator (thanks to Ken at VanAgain.com for great service) in my '90 Westy and since there...
• Fwd: Alternator belt upgrade
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 9 Feb 2020 19:17:22 -0500
  ...Date: Sun, Feb 9, 2020 at 7:02 PM Subject: Re: Alternator belt upgrade To: Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> Cc: vanagonlist a <vanagon...
• Alternator blue wire
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 14:35:36 -0700
  ...wire, there is no power to the spade terminal on the alternator that blue wire attaches to -- key on or engine running, no power...
• 130Amp alternator upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - Dave C.
  Tue, 26 Jun 2001 21:59:28 -0400
  I think I remember someone saying that there was a Jetta alternator that would bolt in to provide 130 amps. Anyone remember the particulars...
• Bend in Alternator Support Arm?
  Historical mailing list - James Benthall
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 09:13:56 EDT
  Hi Guys, Can someone tell me if the Alternator Support Arm (the one with the slot, and which you tension the belt then tighten...
• Alternator light glows dimly at idle... Need new brushes?
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Tue, 20 Sep 2005 00:14:27 -0400
  Hey everyone, Just noticed this evening in the dark that the alternator idiot light glows dimly at idle and gradually goes out as I...
• Alternator
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:59:55 -0700
  Got a friend with an 87 2WD Westy and he needs an alternator. Looked online and it looks like there are two choices of...
• Re: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:36:47 -0700
  ...Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick > > >> On 08/22/2011 05:58 PM, Tom Hargrave wrote: >>> Fast alternator brush wear is almost always...
• Re: Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:11:53 -0700
  There is an adjustable voltage regulator available for the Bosch alternator. Unfortunately, the page with the specifics is no longer on line.... On Thu...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 21:09:18 -0500
  ...After reading this post and thinking to myself "well, at least i know my alternators good, and if its not i can always get...
• Re: 1990 Syncro GTI w/ Dead Battery
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 09:21:10 -0700
  Check first to see if the blue wire (field) is connected to the alternator. If this is loose or disconnected the alternator won't...
• Re: 84 Westy alternator mount studs breaking
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:51:20 -0700
  hi, the studs in the block, right ? the two that the black metal alternator mounting bracket fit over ? If I had those breaking off...
• RE: alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Drahzal
  Mon, 4 Nov 96 08:15:42 PST
  ...The Fixed Base Operator offered me a jumpstart, and the plane started, but the alternator would not charge (I had no radios, lights, etc...
• Re: Battery separators
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 25 Jun 2000 18:04:47 -0700
  ...But surely the most dependable option is the ubiquitous automotive relay. >But the > enhanced performance and elimination of alternator overloading >likely more than compensates...
• Re: Where do the Big Wires Go?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 8 Nov 2004 06:14:40 -0500
  ...For larger lighting loads, the wiring from the alternator should be upgraded. While running, the alternator is the real source of power, not the...
• Re: Alternator
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:39:51 -0700
  ...The early waterboxer alternator used a spade connector for the small blue wire while the later waterboxer alternator used a ring connector. The rebuilt...
• Battery isolator trouble
  Historical mailing list - Rob Campbell
  Mon, 17 May 2004 21:18:45 -0700
  ...Today I checked the regulator again, and more thoroughly bent the alternator tab (which is actually inside the alternator) to prevent connection with the...
• electrical testing proceedure question..Not van specific, but..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:16:14 -0700
  ...It may help some listee who's maybe wanting to learn to test the output of a van's alternator. I'm trying to...
• Re: Alternator Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 6 Jan 2010 07:38:47 -0800
  ...I just posted a German language excerpt from repair manual that goes into a lot more detail on alternators than the English language "B...
• Re: rats... my alternator is junk.
  Historical mailing list - SyncroWesty
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 13:43:09 -0700
  www.ImportedCarParts.com sells new/rebuilt Bosch 90 amp alternators for $82.18 or $102.85 depending on which version you have. They are...
• Re: Alternator Deal.
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 14:58:54 -0700
  ...A genuine Bosch Reman alternator gets the stator fully rebuilt, windings desoldered and resoldered, the slip rings turned if not worn beyond spec or...
• Re: What spare parts to carry with on trips
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Tue, 2 May 2017 16:31:17 -0400
  ...Spares > An alternator regulator/brush pack. Most failures of the alternator are > worn brushes. A 15 minute fix.​
• Re: alternator replacement help
  Historical mailing list - Blaine Bachman
  Sun, 11 Jul 1999 22:14:31 EDT
  Karl- My supplier drug out a rebuilt alternator for me a couple of months ago that sounds like what you described. Fortunately, I was...
• Re: oxygen sensor and alternator lights
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Demarest
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 10:09:55 EST
  ...In the section about the alternator light it says: "If the light does not go out after starting and revving the engine momentarily or...
• Re: alt. light
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 7 Aug 2008 16:54:33 -0700
  It is most likely the alternator that is not generating current. Try another alternator. David --- dylan friedman <insyncro@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > Van has new...
• alternator output question
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 10:43:11 -0800
  My bosch alternator, a rebuild just a few years old, is giving me 13.10 +/- volts at the passenger side (starter) battery terminals. I...
• Re: Alternator not putting out volts 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Bobby Brown
  Sat, 1 Aug 2009 21:13:06 -0400
  ...New Alternator. Both test out good. Bench tested the >> alternator >> at the parts store from where it came. >> >> But, with everything hooked back up...
• Re: Alternator questions
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Tue, 21 Jan 2014 17:25:30 -0800
  ...Same alternator as Vanagon, etc. > This alternator is about 4 yrs old now, sourced from Van Cafe. It has been > worked hard keeping 2...
• Re: Alternator continuous-duty rating?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 23 Sep 2012 16:37:57 -0700
  ...watts [in the alternator] as >>>> heat." >>>> >>>> Has anyone looked at ducting cool air to the fan intake on the >>>> alternator? Probably not. Am I...
• Re: Fw: Fully-charged battery for alternator install?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 5 May 2010 12:20:07 -0400
  At 12:10 PM 5/5/2010, Todd Brown wrote: >Installing alternator tonight. Any thoughts on this, or is it a non-issue? >Thanks...
• Re: Mechanics Puzzle
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 13:24:56 -0800
  ...The alternator has no problems. On Fri, 9 Mar 2007, Jake de Villiers wrote: > Smoked diode in the alternator? > > On 3/9/07, jon...
• Re: 1.9 alternator bracket - BRACKET MOD
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:32:29 -0400
  Rob, If you look here you will see my Alternator bracket mod: http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b7/misterpolak/WBX_transplant/Bothengines.jpg If...
• Re: 88 Vanagon alternator light problem
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Thu, 2 Apr 2009 09:05:29 -0400
  ...A new regulator/brush package fixed me right up and it is possible to replace this unit with the alternator in place if you...
• Re: Alternator wobble?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 20:07:39 -0400
  ...Alternator wobble? Hello, In all the time I've had my van the alternators ALL had some wobble in the shaft, even the rebuilt...
• Re: How to replace voltage regulator?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 21 Jul 2005 10:29:36 -0400
  It isn't really all that hard, you just tilt the regulator so the brushes go in first, then flatten it against the alternator...
• Re: Alternator continuous-duty rating?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sun, 23 Sep 2012 09:56:52 -0400
  ...All alternators are rated for >> continuous duty. 90 amps x 14 volts equals 1.26 kw, which is what it's > > Stuart, there's...
• Re: electrical testing proceedure question..Not van specific, but..
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:58:19 -0700
  Your alternator is shot, or completely disconnected. You may be able to squeeze some more life out of the battery if you buy a...
• Re: [Nearly Off-Topic] Seeking Battery Switch
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:45:38 -0700
  ...If > the terminal voltage of the combined batteries rises above the > alternator regulator setting, the alternator will reduce its field > current or shut off...
• Re: Fitting a Bosch AL33X alternator into a Diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:59:02 -0700
  ...but I have made custom brackets that allow bolting any 90 amp common Bosch alternator right to the stock DV alternator stand. pulley's...
• Re: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:01:26 -0700
  ...Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick > On 08/22/2011 05:58 PM, Tom Hargrave wrote: >> Fast alternator brush wear is almost always...
• Re: Belt squeal question
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:56:21 -0600
  ...I would expect something similar in an alternator, but they didn't have one of those at the museum so I don't know...
• Re: alternators, voltages, rebuild, idiocracy
  Historical mailing list - Will Taygan
  Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:32:50 -0900
  ...On Thu, 2010-01-28 at 23:01 -0500, Dennis Haynes wrote: > The alternator shops know where to get the Chinese knock off regulator...
• '88 alternator mounting studs
  Historical mailing list - Pedersen, Michael
  Fri, 3 Aug 2001 12:19:45 -0700
  ...It was the H2O pump/alternator. Boy was it loose!!! When I went to tighten it, I found the two studs (I think they...
• Re: electrical distribution at alternator (wbx)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 15 Nov 2013 07:45:14 -0800
  ...wrote: > made something today to mount a fuse box by the alternator. Something like what I had on my I4 �82 west for years...
• Re: bottom alternator bolt on 91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 6 Oct 2012 16:14:20 -0700
  ...On 10/6/2012 2:49 PM, Steven Johnson wrote: > Hi all, > > I need to replace the alternator on my 91 Westy (manual). Can...
• Can you run two alternators at once?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 28 Sep 1998 20:17:15 -0700
  My 90A alternator packed it in - dead windings. A new one is a little more than what I want to pay for right now...
• more x-refs for my 851.9L parts inventory
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Wed, 16 Nov 2005 10:10:52 -0800
  thx for the hall sender audi 4000 X-ref vanagon you guys are invaluable :) Now I need some more x-refs on alternators there...
• Re: 6 broken alternator in 3 yrs - possible root cause
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 31 Jan 2006 14:30:12 -0500
  ...Was finally able > to get 60-70 amps > charging out of a typical alternator with this set-up......
• Re: Mechanics Puzzle
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 13:43:55 -0800
  ...Belt, Alternator, Diesel > > Another outside possibility is that whatever is causing the short or heavy > load on the battery occurred BEFORE the belt broke...
• Re: Iraggi alternators
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 14:25:44 -0700
  ...Long ways from the alternator to the battery. > > BTW, searching the archives reveals no hits for Iraggi. > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender...
• Re: Strange Blinking Light on my battery light indicator - seems erratic
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:25:20 -0400
  At 02:14 PM 4/28/2011, Robert Stewart wrote: >I went back to the alternator which is only a couple of years old...
• Re: Another Update: Only 13V from Alternator
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:26:15 -0700
  ...That made the alternator go back to the usual behavior: Around 13.9V at the alternator output, a little less at the battery. Dave...