On 11/3/06, trooz <trooz@adelphia.net> wrote:
> I do carry a set of belts.  I don't have a clue as to what spare hoses I
> should carry.

Well, the problem with Vanagon hoses is that there are so many and all
but a very few of them are strangely shaped. Personally, I decided
that I would buy a spare of EVERY hose-- and carry them installed on
the engine! A somewhat expensive solution, but probably the most
effective.

> How does one tell that the alternator is going?

Sometimes you can see a gradual voltage drop before the failure if you
have a voltage gauge and monitor it carefully, but without that it
seems that usually the only warning you get is that red light.

--
John Bange
'90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"