Yep:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthrea
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http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthrea
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List
> [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf Of neil N
> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007
> 8:45 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: alternator question
>
> Is the black box a noise suppressor?
> Can't see anything on P97.204 of
> Bentley.....
>
> Neil.
>
>
>
> On Nov 28, 2007 4:50 PM, Jim Johnston
> <inmytree1@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I had to remove the alternator to
> replace a broken alternator bracket in
> > my
> > 1991 Vanagon GL.  In the process, I
> broke a black wire on the rear of the
> > alternator.  The broken wire leads
> to a little black box.  Here are
> > pictures:
> >
> >
> http://picasaweb.google.com/inmytree1/
> AlternatorWire
> >
> > I also broke the blue wire, too.  I
> know where that one goes, but the
> > black
> > wire seems too short to attach to
> anything.  It may go the same place
> the
> > blue wire goes, but I'm not a 100%
> sure.  Any guidance would be
> > appreciated.
> >
> > Jim
> > Wilmington, NC
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled
> Westfalia -
> "Jaco"  (Bustorius)
> http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
>
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