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Re: OX and charge lights on
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Wed, 22 Jan 2003 10:38:55 -0800
...Also carry battery cables and remember that if the alternator fails you can always recharge the battery from another vehicle to get a few...
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: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:32:52 -0700
I always carry a spare alternator along with a water pump (and *two* belts) in the rear seat/bed box in my Westy. Had...
Re: corroded connections
Historical mailing list - shawn luft
Tue, 15 Apr 2003 00:51:27 -0400
...I bought > > them without looking at the alternator studs and they are tiny compared to > > the #2 connectors. Has anyone done this fix and...
Re: Battery Woes/Choice
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 23 May 2008 08:32:06 -0400
...One thing to note is that the chassis battery is fed by basically a number 10 wire from the alternator to the starter cable...
Re: Battery Light
Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
Tue, 8 Jan 2008 14:51:57 -0500
Now that I know I have to replace the alternator, I've done some searching. I've seen some that say *may not include...
Re: Headlight Upgrade Double Check (fuses)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 24 Oct 2012 22:09:11 -0400
...Don't forget to upgrade the wiring from alternator to the battery cable. Keep spare bulbs and sockets on hand for long trips. Melt...
Re: Interesting '87 Westy charging problem
Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
Mon, 24 May 2004 17:42:02 -0400
...from the > alternator, still no joy. Check this wire for grounds, OK. > Disconnected the O2 sensor plug from the speedo cable > thingy and the...
Inline-4 Cylinder kit Ready $2200
Historical mailing list
Mon, 10 Jan 2000 12:23:57 EST
...All preformed coolant hoses Expansion Tank Accelerator Cable Accessory Brackets for mounting power steering, Alternator, and Air Conditioning compressor. Adapter Plate and Flywheel (Manual...
EV Troubleshooting - VW1551 substitute
Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
Fri, 5 Jun 1998 20:51:50 -0500
...CarComp (www.carcomp.com) makes a software program and serial cable adapter that connects to the later VW diagnostics ports and gives a "plain...
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: OX and charge lights on
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Wed, 22 Jan 2003 11:30:17 -0800
...Also carry battery > cables and remember that if the alternator fails you > can always recharge the battery from another vehicle > to get a few...
Re: recap (still not fixed) Re: Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Thu, 26 Jan 2006 16:07:57 -0600
...I mean at the short braided cable that goes from the solenoid into the body of the starter itself. Clamp onto that cable with...
Re: An AC idea for driving and camping
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Mon, 9 Jul 2007 21:33:59 -0400
...replace the second 12 V DC alternator and >inverter with a 120 V AC alternator. This does avoid one conversion >step between the engine...
Re: Is something killing my starters?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 29 Jun 2016 10:32:32 -0700
...http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_780_449/alternator-cable-upgrade.html Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
Engine transplant
Historical mailing list
Tue, 3 Jan 95 13:13:37 PST
...The throttle cable used to go through the firewall on the driver's side. With the '78 engine it goes through about in the...
Re: no start
Historical mailing list
Tue, 12 Dec 1995 00:01:19 -0500
...cables to the battery and tried to start it again (the other car was not running at this time) but voltage at the alternator...
Re: Speaker or rear brake light cables?
Historical mailing list - Tobias Gogolin
Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:36:41 -0700
...http://zeitgeistensenada.blogspot.com/ You develop Sustainable Ranch Technology at http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SURA-TECH an Open Source Electric Motor/Alternator...
Re: Need help with belts
Historical mailing list - Chris Bracken
Tue, 6 Feb 2001 20:45:45 -0800
...it up to get the water pump > > and alternator running. I have personally used a cable tie (a giant version > > of those little plastic...
Re: 1985 Vanagon 1.9l gas - starter type ?
Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
Sat, 11 Mar 2006 22:17:50 -0600
...Check for engine off amp draw. (note battery must be fully charged before any testing, a dead battery will always test bad) Check alternator...
Re: Canadian Tire "Xantrex" 1000w Inverter 1/2 price
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 26 Feb 2006 22:38:17 -0500
http://www.xantrex.com/web/id/837/docserve.asp Note that they want a #2 battery cable, not longer than 5 feet long to...
Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
Historical mailing list - Ry
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 11:22:58 -0500
...the engine/transmission assembly by the rubber mount) >> > Alternator <---------> Starter ~2.5 feet >> > >> > All cables made from 2/0 purchased from welding supply and...
Apologies, yellow h/l, batteries, meltdown, and tents
Historical mailing list
Tue, 24 Jun 1997 11:02 -0600 (MDT)
...Fourth- Following a concise telephone explanation of Sunday's alternator-to-starter cable meltdown follwed by a drive-by look-see, the local dealer...
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: '86 Vanagon West Camper
Historical mailing list - Art
Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:02:59 -0500
...One thing to consider doing is install a dedicated, large (4 gauge) cable from the + alternator post to your main battery, if you have...
Re: Of spare tires and broken wires...
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 26 Jun 2000 00:37:01 -0400
...Ooohh -- never seen a little box with a deer-in-the-headlights look. <snerk> > This little box >appears to be where the cable from...
Re: More AC woes...
Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
Mon, 18 Jul 2005 22:31:12 -0700
...Keith On Jul 18, 2005, at 3:40 PM, mark drillock wrote: > Yes, that is a normal voltage for a Vanagon alternator and yes...
Re: Engine Ground voltage drop under load, please help diagnose.
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Tue, 13 Sep 2016 19:27:36 -0300
...Also, you may be getting miss lead so you also need to look at the B+ wire from the alternator to the battery. It...
Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
Historical mailing list - Ry
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:09:28 -0500
...the engine/transmission assembly by the rubber mount) >> Alternator <---------> Starter ~2.5 feet >> >> All cables made from 2/0 purchased from welding supply and...
newbie needs help in oklahoma
Historical mailing list - Jefferson adams
Sat, 3 Dec 2005 01:10:37 -0800
...either the alternator's out and/or there's a short somewhere. and at the end of the fiasco, the new battery i tried...
Re: Recommendations for Aux battery hardware
Historical mailing list - William D. Pool
Tue, 13 Oct 2015 16:33:21 -0700
...The alternator wiring especially from the alternator itself to the starter-battery cable is already taxed even for a stock set up. Using a...
Inverter Questions
Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:46:52 -0600
...I have run 10awg cables behind the cabinetry to the auxiliary battery (Optima D34/78 run with the "stock relay" setup). Not great ventilation...
Re: Not starting easily
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:55:26 -0500
...mileage counter driven by the speedometer cable. As a bulb check it was also lighted with the alternator warning light. So for your first...
re: auxiliary batteries
Historical mailing list
Tue, 13 Sep 1994 22:59:31 -0800
...The blue wire that feeds from the alternator to the dashboard light should be spliced, with a line leading into the EM relay, I...
Re: Super Horns
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:25:25 -0500
...You also need to upgrade the > path from the alternator to the battery cable. On the 86 and later vans > with AC there are...
Re: Another Burning Van!
Historical mailing list - David O'Bryan
Sat, 6 Jun 2009 17:52:21 -0400
...sure an alternator has a battery to charge if its running ) I have put battery cutoff swithes in either the positive cables, or the...
Re: Auxiliary battery for 89 Westy
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:03:04 -0400
...I connected them >with some very big, short and direct welding cable to assure the highest >flow rate of amps from my alternator to...
Re: Battery venting, etc.
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Thu, 11 Jun 1998 14:37:39 -0700
...It's based on the maximum charging current that you can expect from the alternator. If your aux battery is drained, you can get...
Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:49:20 -0400
...the engine/transmission assembly by the rubber mount) > Alternator <---------> Starter ~2.5 feet > > All cables made from 2/0 purchased from welding supply and...
Re: charging aux battery: too much of a good thing?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:34:35 -0700
...With the Zetec it fits easily in the engine compartment and is a foot from the alternator. I used short #6 wires with a...
portable coolers and installing a auxillary battery
Historical mailing list
Wed, 12 Jun 2002 18:26:11 EDT
...jumper cable connected only to the positive terminal of each battery (they are both grounded). The relay simply keeps my spare (drivers side) battery...
Re: Good price on Optima Yellowtop Batteries w/ free delivery - where to put them?
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Fri, 24 Jan 2003 19:43:34 EST
...I also switch the batteries with the VW relay arrangement, use an adjustable voltage regulator on the alternator to dial in the right charging...
Re: Fuel pump noise
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Wed, 30 Oct 2013 22:17:37 -0700
...first thing to check on something like this ...iis charging voltage, both at the alternator output post, and at the battery. It's it...
Re: Headlight Relay - Do I Really Need A New Feed?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 21 Aug 2005 16:44:45 -0500
...You can run another wire from the battery > > to the fuse box but the harness from the alternator to the battery cable > > connection at...
Re: Aux battery tyro
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:08:53 -0800
...If the main battery is getting all of it's current from the alternator through standard guage battery cables, and the aux is getting...
Re: Mega-fuse? (between batteries)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 12 Dec 2010 10:39:32 -0500
...alternator that is really where the charge line should start or at least upgrade the wiring from the alternator to the main battery cable...
Dual Battery charge current
Historical mailing list - Ben Gabel
21 May 1996 17:12:17 +0100
...Very easily much higher than the 30A or so you could generate with the alternator/generator. Both a fire hazard (melted wires, explosive gas...
Re: ? on AFM Mod.
Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
Fri, 29 Jan 1999 14:39:34 -0500
...on my AFM and was wondering; I believe it was Karl that said to ground the AFM housing to the block or alternator bracket...
Re: vented vs not vented batteries
Historical mailing list - steve guzzi
Wed, 23 Aug 2000 09:59:22 -0700
...i have always heard about the not connecting the jumper cable to the neg post of the dead battery, but i didnt know the...
Re: '89-Troubleshooting Alternator/Electrical drain
Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
Sat, 18 Oct 2003 11:19:12 -0700
...I think it is an alternator problem but in case I'm wrong I'd >rather find out before I install the rebuilt one...
Re: [Syncro] Can a 90A or 120A alternator be used for welding?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 21 Jun 2005 10:14:47 -0400
...Tuesday, June 21, 2005 1:55 am Subject: [Syncro] Can a 90A or 120A alternator be used for welding? > Just as the subject says...
Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
Historical mailing list - Ry
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:07:33 -0500
...the engine/transmission assembly by the rubber mount) Alternator <---------> Starter ~2.5 feet All cables made from 2/0 purchased from welding supply and...
Re: Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT
Historical mailing list - Scott
Wed, 1 Jun 2016 09:14:52 -1000
...Also, It not about the battery cable or > the large (6.0) Red wire connecting to the B+ alternator terminal. > > > Thanks, > > Ed >
Re: Velma is back on the road
Historical mailing list - Frank Lee
Sat, 9 Jun 2012 07:48:07 -0400
...hub water pump > for the pulley changes,a bosch rebuilt alternator,new speedometer cable to > show how slow I am actually going,a re...
Re: Battery current limiting device??
Historical mailing list
Tue, 21 May 1996 00:00:04 -0400
...With the alternator regulated to under 14 volts, you will never get much more than 30 amps going into battery. If the battery is...
Re: Battery and alternator - generic auto electric
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:48:23 -0700
It's very simple to put a volt meter on your battery to check chrarging voltage, while the engine is running, from the alternator...
Re: Can a bad alternator drain the battery.
Historical mailing list - Paul & Becky Oliver
Mon, 22 Mar 2004 16:38:19 -0600
...The same thing with the alternator, with the engine OFF! Removing or replacing the battery terminal on the alternator, should NOT spark. Last year...
Re: Recommendations for Aux battery hardware
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 13 Oct 2015 19:27:21 -0400
...The alternator wiring especially from the alternator itself to the starter-battery cable is already taxed even for a stock set up. Using a...
Re: AC powered air conditioner
Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
Thu, 18 Jan 2001 13:47:49 -0600
...This will take some VERY large cable. In addition, the Vanagon alternator is (as I recall) 70 Amps. When you also consider the additional...
Re: Van Dies, Relays clicking...
Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
Thu, 16 Mar 2000 07:03:39 -0800
...Connect a cable to the left pin and connect it straight to the alternator. If everything is fine now you also got a bad...