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• Re: Reliability of AutoZone (Duralast) alternators
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 1 Oct 2008 20:58:19 -0400
  craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM> writes: > I believe they're just rebuilt Bosch alternators.... I mean they're > not building their own. They are...
• Re: Newbie battery questions
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Wed, 16 May 2007 00:01:32 -0500
  ...The coil of the relay is driven by the wire from the alternator that also runs the alternator warning light on the dash. This...
• Re: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:27:34 -0400
  Being a bit picky here but alternators do not have a commutator. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Re: is this a ground point?
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:26:18 -0600
  ...Anything that bolts solidly into the chassis can be a ground point If your alternator is putting out too much voltage, I'd suspect...
• Re: Alternator belt burning up?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sat, 5 May 2012 09:11:54 -0600
  ...This could still be a bad alternator bearing or it could be a belt not tightening enough. When tight and the Vanagon off, can...
• Re: Bus vs. Bug generators
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 May 1996 09:39:02 -0400
  ...You will also need to repalce this with the alternator conversion. Personally, I prefer the alternator. Dennis
• HELP! Another Broken Alternator Mount
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Sun, 9 Sep 2001 11:17:38 -0700
  ...My alternator mount has broken for the forth time in less than a year, today. I've got the 1.9 leaker and the...
• Burnt wires; Was Warning....
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 24 Dec 2002 13:48:47 -0800
  ...This is not likely the result of an "overload" but a direct short to ground in that alternator wire somewhere between the alternator and...
• alternator
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Mitch Daughtry
  Fri, 8 Nov 1996 14:06:29 -0500
  ...I have pulled the alternator already to check the carbon brushes on the voltage regulator. The Brushes look good, no pitting or visible damage...
• Re: vibrating tiico engine
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Fri, 7 Nov 2003 10:58:32 -0800
  ...2) WHAT is causing teh vibrations? Easiest way to figure this out is to pull the alternator, ac compressor, water pump and ps pump...
• Adjustable voltage regulator
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Fri, 6 May 2005 12:32:23 -0400
  ...battery, even if your voltage is close to 15 from the alternator, if your alternator amperage capacity is not enough, will an adjustable regulator...
• Trip Contingencies
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:51:01 -0700
  ...That time I had a friend bring a new alternator and replaced it at the campground. I thought this was kinda fun but I...
• Re: Battery light comes on above 3200 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Wed, 8 Apr 2020 01:04:33 -0400
  ...Time for a new alternator time. > > Anyone near Doswell, VA with a spare alternator or regulator? > > Time to pack it in for the night...
• Re: no start -(
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 11 Dec 1995 11:37:00 -0800 (PST)
  >> The alternator could be suspect, but I haven't seen the alt light come on at >all. The >>voltage at the battery terminals with...
• Re: Auxilliary batteries
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 14 Mar 2011 22:59:51 -0400
  ...Balmar 621, 70 Amp alternator and MC-612 multi stage regulator with battery and alternator temp sensors. Total damage just under $800. Here's...
• Fw: Alternator Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
  Wed, 6 Jan 2010 08:58:01 -0000
  ...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: PC300 inverter
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Sep 1995 12:56:27 +0500
  ...at 1000W, you'd need just under 2HP, with the friction of the belt, pulleys, losses in the alternator, you'd probably end up...
• re: '85 Vanagon with alternator problem
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Mar 97 22:19:39 PST
  Hi folks, Thanks for all the input on the alternator. The consensus is that I have a bad alternator. I'll have it checked...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 18 Dec 2005 19:18:59 -0800
  ...Just look at the Bentley wiring diagrams, any year, almost any model of VW, alternator section, and see that the thin blue wire used...
• Alternator bracket bolts sheared off in the block! Help??
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Fri, 9 Apr 2004 17:29:35 -0400
  In a project Syncro I bought recently..just found that BOTH alternator bracket mounting bolts are sheared off in the block....perhpahs because someone...
• red light on-79
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Mar 1996 12:21:36 -0500 (EST)
  The alternator light in my 79 has been on since Saturday. I've had no choice but t drive the vehicle anyway. In the...
• Re: ALTERNATOR LIGHT
  Historical mailing list - Juha Koivisto
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 06:51:31 +0300
  ...Also if the alternator is loose in its bracket could make this huge voltage drop. Juha Koivisto 88 Vanagon (Caravelle) 1,6TD (old school...
• Re: alternator charge initiation
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 13:42:45 -0500
  ...This happens about 50% of time. > I > > never had to do this with the old alternator. The new one was a Bosch > > rebuild. I...
• Re: alternator help - PLEASE!
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 16:36:03 -0800
  ...I've got a > rebuilt alternator > from bus depot - should be their part # AL33XOR. > The nut from my > old factory alternator - the one that...
• Re: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:27:30 -0400
  ...Both times they looked up the list price of the alternator from Bosch and based their rebuild prices on that inflated figure. Speaking of...
• Re: Running fridge with an aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Phil Baird
  Sun, 30 Jul 2000 20:46:26 -0700
  ...Also, the > alternator power does not go directly to the auxiliary battery unless > someone changed the stock wiring... it goes: alternator> starter > starter > battery...
• Re: WTB: woodruff key
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 Aug 2005 11:51:06 -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: Deep cycle batteries, voltage regulators, and eating cake
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:17:41 -0700
  Yes on the early versions of the alternator wiring the full alternator charging current goes over those 2 parallel 14 gauge wires to the...
• Re: PC300 inverter
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  22 Sep 1995 14:30:28 -0700
  RE>>PC300 inverter 9/22/95 It would be kind of nice to have a second 150 Amp alternator put in, though :-) (do they...
• Re: Alternator regulator voltage tolerances #
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 22:07:38 -0400
  ...Even possibly go into thermal runaway and burst... >The problem is that due to charging circuit resistances between the alternator >and the battery, the...
• Re: Deep cycle battery - 85 Home Made Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 14:51:37 -0700
  ...The batteries don't talk to each other when the alternator is running. If your regular battery is OK with 13.8 to 14...
• Re: Another Update: Only 13V from Alternator
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:36:22 -0700
  ...Installing adjustable regulator Strange you should report that it didn't work, I had the identical experience on my stock Bosch alternator when I...
• Re: alternator brushes
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 05 Jun 1997 07:25:17 -0700
  ...By the way, I was able to replace the brushes on my 87's alternator without removing it (I don't have A/C...
• Re: AC etc for AUDI Swap/H4+lens/reflectors
  Historical mailing list - KBatzler
  Sat, 16 Jan 1999 19:54:51 -0800
  > >Problem, our alternators can only put out 90 amps, whats the biggest alt. >that we can shove under the deck??? > >-Aaron Mckay As far...
• 85 Alternator Selection Weirdness
  Historical mailing list - joe brown
  Mon, 24 Feb 2003 07:07:34 -0800
  I need to replact the Alternator on my 85GL. It appears to take the AL27X. VolksCafe has the Bosch Rebuilt I was looking for...
• Question.....putting a new Bosch alternator in my 91 GL...
  Historical mailing list - Barb & Scott Stothers
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:33:02 -0500
  ...and W left open?? Not driven for a while and took the old alternator off looking to rebuild.... so forgot where the blue wire...
• Re: Rich running incident puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:20:35 -0500
  ...Clean up the larger current carrying connections on engine, alternator and battery. Rework the connections at the ground clusters behind the fuse box. I...
• Re: dual battery isolator
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 19:09:47 -0600
  ...So, we increase the voltage of the alternator by 1.1 volt so at 90 amps the alternator dissipates an additional 100 watts of...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 17 Dec 2005 09:54:57 -0500
  ...Eastern Standard Time, >> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: >> >> Where does the tan ground to on the alternator? >> >> >> >> Chris, the tan wire from the harness...
• Re: vanagon.com aux battery wiring intructions are NOT valid !!!!!(long)
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Fri, 13 Aug 1999 12:34:22 -0400
  David Beierl wrote: > The relay puts the two batteries in parallel, and if the alternator were > not charging then you're right, the battery...
• Re: Pics of my Frankenstein alternator bracket supports!
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:17:31 -0500
  ...http://userpages.umbc.edu/~sud1/alternator_bracket.jpg On 11/12/07, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > Oh right. I see down below...
• Higher output alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 19:47:12 -0700
  It's my understanding that most VW Van alternators are like 65amps? I'm guessing that is what I have... a Bosch rebuild..That...
• Re: Alternator mount ??
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 19 Oct 2000 22:51:07 -0700
  ...9L engine, is the alternator mounting bracket held to the > > engine with studs or bolts? I found my alternator hanging loose tonight and > > found...
• alternator belts
  Historical mailing list - Woodrose Dawn
  Mon, 29 Mar 2004 15:39:28 -0800
  Recently I bought new belts for my Vanagon, I was also running on borrowed time with my alternator. Two weekends ago it told me...
• Fitting a Bosch AL33X alternator into a Diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:09:27 -0700
  Some notes for replacing the original 65A Alternator with a generic Bosch AL 33X 90A in a Diesel Vanagon. Recap from earlier posts: My...
• Re: Delay on charge/o2sensor indicators after starting..?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 1 Jan 2017 18:33:15 -0800
  ...Did you measure at alternator or at battery? 13.6 is in my opinion too low to keep the battery adequately charged. I don...
• Re: [Syncro] Needed Alternator Mounting Bracket -87
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 19:35:37 -0800
  ...Rennie VolksDragon@earthlink.net Los Angeles van man wrote: > > Anyone parting out an 87 or know where can I get an > alternator mounting bracket...
• Alternator wobble? questions...
  Historical mailing list - Joe Tu
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 14:02:37 -0800
  I noticed my alternator naking some light knocking noises so I checked it out today. Turns out there is some play in the shaft...
• E-Mail
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 Jan 1996 19:51:54 -0500
  Fellow Vanamaniacs, If anyone tried to e-mail me or the list about the Alternator could you send to me again? AOL struck again...
• Alternator check for 1.9L 85
  Historical mailing list - Scott W.
  Fri, 12 Nov 2004 10:34:48 -0800
  ...Can anyone tell me how I can check to make sure my alternator is charging my battery? My battery went dead on me last...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 18 Dec 2005 11:20:21 -0800
  NO.The blue wire connects to the alternator lead labeled D+ on the alternator. It is either a very small threaded stud next to...
• testing a regulator
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 05:42:38 -0400
  ...The alternator light is on as the battery is not charging. His alternator has a three conductor plug i.e. it is different than...
• The nature of dielectric grease; was Re: Charging better
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 27 Aug 2005 14:06:37 -0700
  ...I put the voltmeter on the alternator and started the bus. I only had 12.5 volts from the new battery (measured on the...
• Re: unhappy alternator bearing
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 3 Jun 2013 11:48:13 -0700
  ...Good belt and pulleys you should be able turn engine over with a wrench on the alternator pulley nut. This belt has to transfer...
• Help!! Another broken alternator bracket
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Tue, 13 Feb 2001 15:35:58 -0900
  The two stud bolts on my 1984 1.9L engine holding on the alternator bracket have broken off for the third time in less...
• Re: Alternator question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:31:26 -0400
  ...Which is what leads me to the above question. >The other thing I have noticed is that the alternator is not charging >until I...
• Re: Only 13V from Alternator
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 4 Sep 2009 13:26:38 -0400
  ...how-to? (It's mounted on the >alternator, right?) Unless you want to remove the alternator (about five minutes to get off if you...
• Re: Need help with 86 Syncro ASAP
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 27 Jul 1998 16:55:04 -0700
  ...Perhaps it could be the alternator being a little too stressed and therefor on it's last legs.... At 09:16 7/27/98...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - --------
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 13:25:08 -0500
  ...The >>>>voltage at the battery is reading just barely above 12V which tells >>>>me the alternator is not doing its job. The light does...
• Re: Bench test alternator? (checked archives)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:37:30 -0700
  ...On 8/21/07, rubatoguy@comcast.net <rubatoguy@comcast.net> wrote: > Or you could go to one of the many FLAPS who have alternator...