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• Re: 120A or 150A Alternator Source?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 29 Oct 2007 07:34:54 -0700
  This alternator is really for my LT 4x4 - which uses the same alternator as the Vanagon - save the pulley. By the end of the...
• Re: exciter circut, alternator?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 16 Oct 2000 10:09:46 -0400
  ...Its primary function is to supply a small current to the alternator D+ when the engine starts -- this generates a magnetic field in the...
• Re: Higher output alternator?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:57:10 -0400
  At 10:47 PM 6/13/2010, Don Hanson wrote: > What say you electrical guys? Go with the bigger output alternator? I >have power...
• Re: Does an alternator from a pre-86 vanagon work in post 86 vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 15 Jan 2006 17:00:34 -0800
  Yes, it will, but the small blue exciter lead in your van may have the wrong style of connector on it for the alternator...
• Re: HELP! EV is trying to kill my wife......
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 07:06:59 -0500 (EST)
  Arcing between alternator and block sounds like there is a bad ground somewhere in the primary circuit, or between the alternator and the alternator...
• Re: Alternator rebuild
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 1 Dec 2014 11:05:29 -0700
  I heard, YearsAgo, that Squealing from an Alternator CanBe a Symptom of a Bad Diode ~ But Don't that to be a fact ~ ORR...
• Re: Alternators and batteries
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 18:27:51 +0000
  There was a listmember who retrofitted a Porsche 928 120amp alternator - I have a photo he sent somewhere. My understanding is that with the...
• Re: Use Alternator Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:28:53 -0800
  Hi John, I have about nine 90 amp vanagon alternators. some are checked out and known to be good, some untried. pmail me if...
• How to install 90A alt. on Vanagon diesel
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 12:04:09 EDT
  I wanted to upgrade my 65A alternator on my Westy diesel to 90A to help in recharging a second battery. I had a 90A...
• New Alternator/Battery...Voltage Question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Chameides
  Thu, 23 Dec 2004 16:02:44 -0800
  I just put my newly rebuilt 120 amp alternator and new 875 CCA Energizer in my 1.6 83. I had the alternator rebuilt...
• Fw: Fully-charged battery for alternator install?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Brown
  Wed, 5 May 2010 09:10:49 -0700
  Installing alternator tonight. Any thoughts on this, or is it a non-issue? Thanks, Todd From: Todd Brown Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 9...
• Re: Alternator testing
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 31 Aug 2005 16:37:43 -0500
  ...Alternator testing Hi everyone, What is a good way to check if the alternator needs replacing? Thanks Alfred 85 Westy
• Re: Part number for alternator brushes for 90 Amp alternators?
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Wed, 3 Oct 2018 03:22:28 -0400
  ...Collins <tonycollin@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello All, > > Anyone here happen to know the part number for the contact brushes in these alternators? > > Thanks, > T.
• Re: Alternator upgrade note
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Sat, 29 Jan 2005 11:47:32 -0700
  I should point out that a battery is a load to an alternator. Adding additional batteries increases the load (and drag) on the engine...
• Re: two red lights aren't on at start
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 22:26:37 -0500
  At 10:17 PM 1/10/2001, Bill Davidson wrote: >But wouldn't the alternator light come on after starting if it wasn't...
• Re: unhappy alternator bearing
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Mon, 3 Jun 2013 16:05:14 -0600
  ...The Bosch alternators take very common > bearing sizes. Under $5 each if you shop around. I think these are the > ones most 90 amp...
• Re: melted alternator wire
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 2 Apr 2000 19:22:49 -0700
  ...I inspected the alternator wiring and belts and >found that the alternator wire going the the starter had melted. Three >questions: > >What could have...
• Re: Battery Isolators vs. Relays
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO-MS)
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 11:58:57 -0500
  Jim, But even if the alternator is charging, how does that prevent the starting battery from attempting to equalize with the aux battery and...
• Re: '83 overheating
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Jul 1996 14:26:37 -0400
  ...This alternator change can't necessarily be ruled out. I had an alternator creating too much voltage and the gages acted up, particularly the...
• alternator blue wire
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Wed, 29 May 2002 10:54:54 -0500
  ...When I replaced my alternator, there wasn't the same connection for the blue wire as was on my old one. What exactly does...
• Re: Alternator not putting out volts 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sat, 1 Aug 2009 13:32:37 -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 light mystery
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 May 2010 23:47:05 -0400
  Check the alternator brushes and look for loose connections. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of...
• Re: alternator
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Mitch Daughtry
  Fri, 8 Nov 1996 17:37:21 -0500
  ...Will a new (or rebuilt) alternator come with a new voltage regulator on it? On Nov 8, 1:19pm, Gregory Mitch Daughtry wrote: > voltage...
• Re: Sheared alternator bolt
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 10:32:25 -0700
  The belt tensioning bolt on my alternator (through the slotted bar) fits into a threaded hole in the alternator. I would think it would...
• Re: alternator
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Nov 1996 09:24:36 -0500
  ...If alternator is working properly, it will maintain 13.5 to 14 volts. Check at terminal on back of alternator with engine running. Be...
• Re: Alternators
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 8 Apr 2020 08:33:46 -0700
  ...The skinny belt and poor wrap around on pulleys limits how much power you have from engine to drive a larger alternator. I once...
• Re: Alternators correction!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 14:36:30 -0700
  ...Loads on, alternator measured at stud and alt body 14.29 On various places on engine compartment wall 14.23-14.25 I have...
• Re: Ghost lights
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 30 Apr 2003 21:52:55 -0400
  ...If it's not at the alternator connection, then it's probably at the other end (dash panel). Or ... the alternator brushes are due...
• Re: Ideas about 90amp Alt for Diesel Van
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 1 Nov 1999 19:20:19 -0800
  As David Marshall said, there is no probs with installing an alternator form another I4 VW. I have a 90 A unit in my...
• 1982 Westy Alternator question
  Historical mailing list - zzyzx
  Thu, 5 Nov 2009 05:21:35 -0800
  Is the voltage regulator internal on a stock 1982 air cooled vanagon alternator? Where does the blueish green wire run to out of the...
• Lar - Re: 6 broken alternator in 3 yrs - possible root cause
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 29 Jan 2006 13:04:32 EST
  ...I found that I also had > another "broken alternator > bracket". > > Part #: 025.903.141C > > Fortunatley I had a spare. > > This was the 6th broken...
• Re: Big Alternators - take 2
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 10:14:25 -0700
  The dual alternators that I have seen in Germany (have one set of brackets here and a complete setup sitting in Germany at this...
• Re: Worn Alternator Brushes
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 22 May 2002 17:24:25 -0700
  ...Two screws hold in the alternator voltage regulator and brushes module. I just recently replaced mine. I had to use a channel lock pliers...
• wierd blinking alternator and egr light.
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Fri, 2 Jan 2004 16:52:20 -0500
  ...I tested it out of the alternator, key on, and there is nothing coming out of the little blue wire from the alternator..................BUT...
• Greek Single Cab + alternator help...
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 2 Jul 2011 13:32:57 -0700
  ...after putting her away in January, I seem to have developed alternator troubles when we finally got her out of the garage a few...
• Re: Alternator output
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:01:00 -0400
  Keep in mind the forward voltage drop of the diode will also increase the alternator output. You would be much better off to repair...
• Re: One or two? Alternator question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Tue, 13 Mar 2007 21:28:49 -0400
  ...The warning light circuit is actually an excitation circuit for the alternator. The light also acts to limit the current from the alternator back...
• Re: More alternator battery questions
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 29 Dec 2004 15:52:47 -0700
  On 12/29/04 2:13 PM, "Dave Chameides" <docproteus@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: > As I posted recently, I had my alternator rebuilt to 120...
• alternator....electrical woes....
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:54:52 -0700
  ...If the wiring connection between the circuit foil in the dash and the alternator is faulty, the alternator will never start charging. In other...
• Re: Alternator blue wire
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 10 Jul 2012 05:52:28 -0400
  You won't see power at that connection until the alternator starts charging. At rest that connection provides a ground path (through the regulator...
• Voltage at alternator blue D+ lead?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sat, 14 May 2011 16:01:28 -0700
  Hi, My alternator is not charging. After various tests I found that the voltage on the blue D+ wire to the alternator was 5V...
• Re: Part number for alternator brushes for 90 Amp alternators?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 3 Oct 2018 08:23:22 -0700
  ...Collins <tonycollin@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello All, > > Anyone here happen to know the part number for the contact brushes in these > alternators? > > Thanks, > T. >
• Alternator charging ability
  Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
  Thu, 29 Apr 2010 23:33:15 +0100
  Westy's alternator max. output is rated 90 amperes. Assuming that (3) batteries, each rated 65 amper-hours, connected in parallel, and at 80...
• 120A or 150A Alternator Source?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 28 Oct 2007 21:26:44 -0700
  Is there a direct bolt on 120A or 150A alternator out there that will replace the 90A Vanagon alternator - or one that will work...
• Alternator Bearings?
  Historical mailing list - A Kimmons
  Fri, 21 Jul 2000 20:37:47 -0500
  I need to replace the bearings in my Alternator. Anyone have experience with this? Should I do it myself? OR Take it to a...
• Alternator rebuild
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 1 Dec 2014 09:50:17 -0500
  Hello list, Has anyone rebuilt a 90A bosch alternator? Symptoms: Drop in voltage at times, squealing sound like a belt struggling. voltage regulator brushes...
• Golf Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:04:51 -0800
  Hi All, I heard the Golf 90A alternator is an almost direct drop in to the vanagon (you just have to use your old...
• Re: 6 broken alternator in 3 yrs - possible root cause
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Tue, 31 Jan 2006 13:48:28 -0500
  ...Initially, he used a 1-1/2 Hp electric motor to drive the alternators. With a 1-1/2 Hp motor turning the alternator...
• Re: auxiliary terminal on alternator
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 1 Apr 1998 13:48:59 -0800
  I believe what you are looking for is an unregulated output terminal from the alternator, and unfortunately the Vanagon alternator does not have this...
• Re: Alternator Light Still On After Replacing Broken Belt - 87 Westy w. AC
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 May 2005 09:24:55 -0400
  A small blue wire has to be connected to the alternator. It is the trigger terminal. If you have a camper, the indicator lights...
• Re: Voltage at alternator blue D+ lead?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 14 May 2011 19:32:51 -0400
  At 07:01 PM 5/14/2011, Poppie Jagersand wrote: >My alternator is not charging. After various tests I found that the >voltage on...
• URGENT!! Broken alternator pulley
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 19 May 2012 18:11:17 -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...
• Anyone rebuilt an alternator?
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:21:23 -0800
  I see alternator rebuild kits at Auto Zone, and I wonder how difficult this would be? Looking at the Vanagon alternator in the Bentley...
• On the mirth of 130 amp alternator ratings!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 22:22:39 EDT
  During my travels to and fro various electrical jobbers getting Alternators and Starters "rebuilt" I came to make the acquaintance of several techs doing...
• Alternator upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Frank Brancolino
  Sat, 1 Sep 2001 21:22:05 EDT
  My upgrade alternator on 82 westy story.... Went to Pep Boys stock on 82 diesel is 65 amp and must be ordered had them...
• Re: battery and oxy lights coming on.
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Mon, 15 Dec 2003 18:04:19 -0600
  Yeah, I put in a new alternator, then got a new battery on my autozone warranty. Just a word of warning---the alternator that...
• Re: Only 13V from Alternator
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Sep 2009 10:22:25 -0400
  Ok, That sounds like the alternator is dying. Is it possible that you have some excessive loading that is causing the alternator to heat...
• Re: water cooled alternators
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:00:39 -0400
  ...It's got specs for three different alternators and some suggestions for plumbing it into a cooling system. Sorry, no link. http://www.iskra...
• Re: Something draining my battery
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:02:01 -0700
  ...Now I knew this could be the alternator. So I changed the alternator and ran this test again and again the van shutoff. > > > I...
• alternator connections
  Historical mailing list - patty and danny
  Thu, 22 Mar 2001 12:59:27 -0800
  On an '81 vanagon alternator there are 3 connections that the wiring hooks up to. On one side it says D+ and on the...