

| Subject: | Re: can vanagon run w/out alternator? |
| From: | Andrew Grebneff |
| Date: | Sun, 4 Nov 2001 22:16:04 +1200 |
>I had a '91 Grand Prix with EFI and it ran for about 30 minutes, after the >alternator went, before the voltage got to low (I believe 10 volts) to keep >the engine running. I didn't need my headlights or use turn signals, radio, >or fan. The Grand Prix had a much smaller battery than my '84 Westy has so I >assume my Westy could go much further. You didn't look in the Pontiac owner's handbook, under the brick in the trunk toolkit. There's a panel on the bottom of the passenger-side dash. Open this, pull out handle and turn to hand-crank magneto to keep engine going...
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