ok this brings on whats the best way to figure if your
alt is going bad before it leaves you stuck.

seems mine is making a whine, but all systems are ok.
could you DVM it while running to see power drops?

thanks much
Joe

On 21 Jan 2003, gary hradek wrote:

> 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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