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• Re: water cooled alternators
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:45:46 -0400
  ...wrote: >Are you saying you have an air cooled van and want to use an >alternator off of a water cooled van? No, he...
• Re: Golf Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:57:24 -0700
  ...When that light is on, it means that battery voltage is higher than the alternator output voltage. In other words, the alternator output is...
• Re: oxygen sensor and alternator lights
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 20:51:45 -0600
  > Both of my '87 vanagons have always done this, and I have not had any > alternator problems. Maybe I've just been lucky. well...
• Re: alternator installation
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 24 Apr 2010 11:52:13 -0500
  Installing the alternator on a car with a low battery just means the alternator has to work hard to charge the battery. But this...
• Re: water cooled alternators
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:44:33 -0700
  ...and the corrosion in the alternator's cooling system part starts leaking inside a little... betcha ... at a GM/Chevy dealership ....that's gonna...
• Alternator output wiring
  Historical mailing list - Stanley Pitman
  Sun, 18 Jun 2000 10:02:38 -0700
  ...I've done some digging into connecting 2nd-battery relays, possibly at the alternator's "output". If you look at the alternators and their...
• Re: Alternator question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 18:36:01 -0400
  A larger alternator does only allow to operate more accessories, providing of course that the wiring is sufficient also. A 90 amp alternator is...
• GM alternator
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 28 Mar 1996 22:36:23 (EST)
  ...Does the lead from the light to the alternator, play an active part in the energizing of the alternator field? Yes Meaning, if I...
• Re: Ideas about 90amp Alt for Diesel Van
  Historical mailing list - John Rossi
  Tue, 2 Nov 1999 14:29:15 -0800
  I'm wondering if there is a similar upgrade for my '81 calif vanagon alternator. I don't have my Bently handy, but I...
• alternators ... can't tell the players without a scorecard!!! :)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 17 Aug 1999 21:40:26 -0500
  ...G = 100...109mm K = 120...139mm T = 170...199mm U = more than 200mm X - 1 = claw-pole alternator 2 = single-pole alternator 3 = generator...
• alternator light problem
  Historical mailing list - brett rueff
  Wed, 23 Nov 2011 02:07:22 +0000
  ...The alternator is from the subaru but it still connects (somehow?) into the stock VW dash light for the alternator. My alternator bearing went...
• Re: Idiot Light Alternator
  Historical mailing list - Beth & Jere Hawn
  Wed, 13 Dec 2000 20:40:00 -0800
  I've had a similar problem, the low end diodes in the alternator are bad. I ended up replacing the whole thing under warranty...
• Re: Alternator Failure 87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 2 Sep 2013 11:50:27 -0700
  ...Alternator Failure It could be the entire alternator but more likely just the brushes, an easy replacement of the regulator/brush package on the...
• Alternator Woes
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:41:59 -0500
  Still haven't resolved my alternator issues, but while researching it, I found this. It was a bit help in my understanding about alternators...
• Woodruff Key was a red herring, now fan scrapes on alternator
  Historical mailing list - Conrad Klahn
  Mon, 22 Aug 2005 21:24:35 -0500
  ...So I put everything back together, and find that the fan (between the pulley and alternator) scrapes the alternator. The fan fits perfectly on...
• Re: alternator pulley removal
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Wed, 9 Mar 2005 11:12:13 -0600
  Take the alternator to a shop with an impact. It'll come right off. Hi all, ����������������I did an archives search but came up...
• Re: Alternator not charging/ solenoid meltdown
  Historical mailing list - Steve Green
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 16:43:28 -0800
  ...The alternator needs to be supplied a tiny current >through this circuit in order to begin charging. > >According to Bentley, a thin black wire...
• Re: Wbx 90 Amp alternator fit Jetta ABA engine?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 2 Feb 2016 17:07:04 -0800
  4 years ago the alternator quit on a road trip the alternator - I had no choice besides to stop at an Autozone and get...
• Re: alternator installation
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 24 Apr 2010 12:00:22 -0700
  ...Then, once the alternator starts up a smaller > of two diode bridges inside the alternator provides current to the > regulator. The larger diode bridge...
• Re: water cooled alternators
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:56:10 -0700
  ...wrote: > Are you saying you have an air cooled van and want to use an > alternator off of a water cooled van? No, he...
• Re: Another Update: Only 13V from Alternator
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:05:20 -0400
  When it comes to alternator operation, voltage is only one part of an equation. What is the current being delivered. With a lot of...
• Re: Stupid Alternator Question
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sun, 19 Dec 2004 23:04:40 -0800
  There is a regulator on the alternator, held by two little bolts. It is on the back of it, next to the big wires...
• Alternator question
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 01:49:27 -0700
  Is there any reason why, if you wanted an alternator with more punch, that you could not substitute an alternator (like the one below...
• Re: Alternator gone bad
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 23:04:44 EDT
  I have been getting my rebuilt alternators from Bosch. They look like a brand new alternator and they come with a 2 year warranty...
• alternators ... can't tell the players without a scorecard!!! :)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 17 Aug 1999 21:37:08 -0500
  ok, someone was asking about the alternators and how you tell a 60 amp from a 90 amp. i dimly remembered seeing something in...
• Re: alternator light problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:24:45 -0500
  The Subaru Alternator does not completely interface properly with the alternator warning light. Also it does make a difference if a Westy or not...
• Re: alternator
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 08 Nov 1996 21:22:51 -0800
  ...Will a new (or rebuilt) alternator come with a new voltage >regulator on it? I don't know for sure about wasserboxer alternators, but...
• Re: Golf Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:08:48 -0700
  All Waterboxers come originally with a 90 amp alternator (AL27X or AL33X), which were also used on 85-88 Golfs & Jettas. The difference is...
• Stupid Alternator Question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Chameides
  Sun, 19 Dec 2004 22:24:40 -0800
  I just took the alternator out of my 83 1.6 diesel to have it rebuilt and I noticed that it ties in directly...
• Idiot Light Alternator
  Historical mailing list - Little Bear
  Wed, 13 Dec 2000 22:23:41 -0500
  1985 Westfalia 1.9 Alternator Replaced by PO within past year Problem: Upon Start-Up the Idiot LIght for alternator/battery comes on. Upon...
• Re: 1982 Westy Alternator question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 5 Nov 2009 18:12:29 -0500
  Hi Steve, At 08:21 AM 11/5/2009, zzyzx wrote: >Is the voltage regulator internal on a stock 1982 air cooled vanagon >alternator...
• Re: Alternator Upgrade
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Wed, 27 Jan 1999 16:33:15 -0700
  ...With this alternator the upgrade should only be the wire. Bill >Does anyone have the part number off their Bosch 90 Amp alternator? > >I...
• Another Update: Only 13V from Alternator
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:21:02 -0700
  At 08:41 PM 9/14/2009, Steve Williams wrote: >Just to follow up on my '84 Wolfsburg Westy with the anemic alternator ... > >I...
• Bosch 90 Amp Alternator PN?
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 17:34:53 -0700
  Does anyone have the part number off their Bosch 90 Amp alternator? I believe I've found what I'm looking for. A used...
• Re: Idiot Light Alternator
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 13 Dec 2000 19:55:35 +0000
  ...Jim Little Bear wrote: > > 1985 Westfalia 1.9 > Alternator Replaced by PO within past year > > Problem: > > Upon Start-Up the Idiot LIght for alternator...
• The alternator issue
  Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:32:54 +0100
  I am sure that many will agree with me on doubtfull quality of made by Bosch alternators installed in Vanagons. They are mechanically unreliable...
• alternator installation
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Sat, 24 Apr 2010 09:41:14 -0700
  ...I'm installing a new alternator. Label on the new alternator says have the battery fully charged before hooking up the alternator. My battery...
• Re: Alternator testing or battery kerplunky
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 16:25:45 -0700
  My alternator was diagosed as bad based on the same test and, lo and behold, it was! If you're still not sure, pull...
• alternator pulley removal
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Wed, 9 Mar 2005 11:42:58 -0500
  Hi all, I did an archives search but came up empty for a method of taking off the alternator pulley with the alternator off...
• Re: Alternator continuous-duty rating?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 23 Sep 2012 14:26:56 -0400
  >Just some context - with 90 amps at 13.6 volts, assuming 85% >efficiency the alternator will be sucking down about two horsepower >from the...
• Re: alternator installation
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 24 Apr 2010 14:14:47 -0500
  ...Then, once the alternator > starts up a smaller of two diode bridges inside the alternator > provides current to the regulator. The larger diode bridge...
• Re: Alternators
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 11:45:02 -0700
  Hello, I believe that the main issue with the alternator and regulator is that it's done wrong on the Vanagon and a lot...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 18:33:56 -0500
  Where does the tan ground to on the alternator? On 12/16/05, Neptuno <neptunonc@yahoo.com> wrote: > The blue goes to the D...
• 6 broken alternator in 3 yrs - possible root cause
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 29 Jan 2006 09:45:34 -0700
  ...Comparing the new Bosh Rebuilt Alternator with the old one, I noticed that the base of the new alternator that fits into the alternator...
• Part number for alternator brushes for 90 Amp alternators?
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Tue, 2 Oct 2018 12:47:54 -0400
  Hello All, Anyone here happen to know the part number for the contact brushes in these alternators? Thanks, T.
• Re: Alternator hum or whine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:07:54 -0700
  a simple 'first check' is to remove the alternator belt from the alternator, and spin the alt. by hand, and see how it feels...
• Re: Something draining my battery
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 2 Dec 2011 02:52:20 -0500
  ...The battery is part of an engineered load and filter for the alternator. Disconnecting while the alternator is producing current can create a sudden...
• Alternator Theory 101
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:46:38 -0500
  Another good site for Alternator stuff. Tells how to troubleshoot. http://oljeep.com/gw/alt/edge_Alternator_Theory.html#Section_1 John Rodgers 88...
• Alternator & dual battery question
  Historical mailing list - Julian Burden
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 19:08:54 -0400
  ...Not a problem, mechanic is fitting a changeover alternator tomorrow and all will be well. Now, the core charge for the alternator is C...
• Re: alternator/ stalling problem
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 22 Jan 2002 16:06:51 -0400
  ...I inspected the > alternator only to find that I had pinched and cut the > ground wire from the alternator to the frame. After splicing...
• Alternator/Battery/Starter - still no crank sometimes
  Historical mailing list - Karen Gritis
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 13:40:27 -0500
  ...Checked battery and alternator, was told they were okay and the trouble might be a frayed / bad connection to the alternator. Repaired. One week...
• Re: 120A or 150A Alternator Source?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 29 Oct 2007 07:44:07 -0500
  Iraggi sells bolt on high amp alternators for the Vanagon. Do you really need more alternator or better wiring. The wiring is not adequate...
• Re: alternator alternate
  Historical mailing list - Amy and Andrew
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 21:18:47 -0500
  ...alternator alternate I am wanting to put a higher amperage alternator in this 82 vanagon. First, can it be done and will a Golf...
• Re: Alternators correction!
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 13:57:30 -0700
  Next time you see that much drop under load, try measuring between the alternator case and clean bare metal on the van body to...
• new alternator belt probs
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Mon, 17 Nov 2003 14:09:58 -0500
  Volks, I installed a new alternator belt the other day -- started the engine up, no charging problems. Came back a couple of days later...
• Re: Monster TO-DO List - Alternator
  Historical mailing list - Todd Greenwood
  Wed, 4 Jul 2001 13:06:14 -0700
  ...Regarding the Alternator: I just replaced it through NAPA while stranded in Vancouver, WA. I was told that there are three amperages of alternator...
• Vanagon 12V Alternator
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Tue, 16 Jan 2007 17:05:04 -0600
  ----ALL---- I'd like to know if there is higher amperage alternator available for the Vanagon. I think the OEM alternator is rated at...
• Re: Alternators and batteries
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 23:33:49 -0400
  One thing the Vanagon will benefit from is improved wiring and grounding of the alternator. A #6 or # up to the fuse box with...
• FW: Alternator woes
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 19:13:11 -0400
  ...Alternator woes > > Sounds as if my alternator is going out (bearings). Took the belt off > and was able to move the pully just a...
• Re: alternator
  Historical mailing list - Jared Planter
  Tue, 30 Oct 2018 15:25:47 -0700
  Dave, The alternator on my '87 westy started making noise last year, we noticed the mounting bracket was lose and tightened it up. That...