mark
bad alternator bearing gave the same symptoms for me.
alternator can strand you big time as the radiator fan
kicks on and kills your power.   Shop first thought my
alternator was good when I coasted in without power.
get it fixed soon.   gary
Date:    Mon, 20 Jan 2003 23:01:09 -0800
From:    Radish <Radish150@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: OX and charge lights on...

Hey all, long time no... long time no have problem
with vanagon! Been
over a year of trouble free driving with my 85 after
going thru the
engine. Anyhow, during my brothers trip to New
Orleans, these lights
started coming on, not sure if it was all of the
sudden or if it was
gradual, but sometimes they flicker a little bit. For
the most part
tho, they never go out. I have reset the ox switch on
the fenderwell, I
have rattled the wires in the dash, looked for shorts
around the alt,
REPLACED the gage cluster, still on. Anyone have any
ideas where the
culprit may lie? Brother had the alt bench tested and
it tested fine
(lot that tells us), but it is certainly been charging
as it's been
driven for weeks since they came on.

All (any) help appreciated,
mark...

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