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Subject:Re: Alternator issues - long!
From:Hector Zapata
Date:Thu, 13 May 2004 23:04:46 +0000
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<DIV></DIV>Guess I'll try connecting the blue wire and see what happens.&nbsp;&nbsp;I don't want
<DIV></DIV>to change the regulator if I don't have to, it looks like a pain to do it
<DIV></DIV>with the alternator in place (though Bentley says it can be done, they give
<DIV></DIV>no instructions) and it looks like a pain to remove the alternator (that
<DIV></DIV>lower bolt! - and again, no real instructions in the Bentley manual).
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<DIV></DIV>Comments?
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<DIV></DIV>Don in Phoenix, AZ
<DIV></DIV>1987 Vanagon GL Syncro
<DIV></DIV>2002 Buell S3T
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<DIV>The alternator is easy to remove, and the regulator even easier. Replace the brushes while you're at it. The regulator you can buy anywhere, same as the 88-92 Jettas. It is held in place by two small screwson the back of the alternator. Gooc luck.</DIV>
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