I have a strong suspicion that you could simply hook up +12v on one lead,
ground on another, and a freq meter on the other and acheive the same
thing...  if not 12v,  something... undoubtedly just an optical something or
other that blips for each flywheel tooth that passes by it... Some day when
I have too much spare time I'll probably wind up rigging something there...
Anyone know how many teeth are on the flywheel?

Bradley Flubacher
State College, PA
'82 VW diesel westy
'84 GL wasserboxer

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of All of Us
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 6:10 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: 3 prong connector on alternator

Volks:

That connector is one of the points where your friendly VW technician will
plug one of the leads on their very expensive ($2,800.00 last time I
checked) special tool for checking the timing on your Digifant Vanagon. That
is if the dealer even has special tool number 1367.

If you have a Bentley laying around (and you should, by the way) you can
look in section 28.42 to see what gets hooked where and how it all works.
Good luck and let us know if you find any other mysteries.

Dan Weber
Miss Blue - "87 GL Weekender

----- Original Message -----
From: Fitz-Randolph, Douglas <Doug@BEACONMARKETING.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 3:49 PM
Subject: Re: 3 prong connector on alternator

> Yeah... I've got that too - 90 2.1 - kinda
> mysterious to me as well.
>
> > Doug Fitz-Randolph
> > Freeport, ME
> > '90 Syncro
>