Awhile back, the alternator light began glowing on my 87 Westy....so I took
the alternator out and dropped of at the local alternator/starter repair
shop. The owner checked out the alternator and said there was nothing wrong
that a good cleaning of the ground contacts couldn't fix. So he cleaned the
contact point where the regulator unit sits as well as the places where the
alternator bolts up to the brackets.

It worked...the light went out.....for about a couple of weeks...but came
back dimly on.  I went back, and he suggested putting a ground strap from
the alternator to the engine block. So I did that...but the light would
still stay on dimly.

The odd thing is that the battery hasn't died, even with headlights, heater
fans and wipers on. Its been a couple of months now....the more stuff I
turn on the brighter the alt light gets...when I flick on the high beams
the light will brighten to full and then back to a dim light. At all times
the light does not get as bright as when the ignition key is full on.

I just pulled the alternator out and am going to bring it back to him. Has
anyone experienced this problem before? If so, what was your solution?

Any hints, suggestions offers of brand new alternators for free will not be
refused!

Thanks in advance.

Ric