My OX / EGR (same thing) Alternator came on a few times on my Air Cooled
83 Westy within the last week.
It really didn't strike a zone until I read postings on the list.
Finally I took the problem to task and had to unplug and re plug the
alternator wiring about three times to get the oxidation (nice word for
*%#2*7) off the connectors.
That apparently fixed it and my charge gauge (volt meter) shows a higher
rate of charge now.
Here's hoping your solution is as simple.
"Old equipment behaves like old equipment", that is a quote from your
Uncle Stan ....... me.

Stan Wilder

On Tue, 21 Jan 2003 09:20:07 -0800 gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM> writes:
> 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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