Sorry Scott,

I mean to do this as a reply all.

Well would you say that if you had a 65 amp alternator you would not preffer
the 90a? If you say that I have a 90a on the 85 already, then I would have
to agree that this swap is unnessesary, but I am of the persuasion that the
65a alternators are not enough to keep the current going on my radio, heater
fan, headlights, windshield wipers.....and forget adding upgraded stereo
equipment. This is provably due more beacuse of bad(old) grounding. But if I
had the amperage at a higher level as you mention I would power al my gizmos
and keep a healthy current in the battery. I have free the electrons on my
rocco and I am quite happy with the results when I run everything I want on.

The annecdote of the 120 amp alternator was more as to say that they had
been built during the 80'-90's. You are right the TDI 120 do exist but doing
the serpertine conversion is more time consuming that I would want for the
scirocco and I would not know whatto do with it on the vanagon

Thanks,
Tony
On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 7:20 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> all US model waterboxer vanagons have the 90 amp alternator.....
> and it's the exact same alternator on many VW's of the 80's and early
> 90's........
> a gasoline Quantum car with AC would for sure have the same 90 amp
> alternator, for example.
>
> I don't see any need for a larger output alternator except for two
> reasons......
> one, you have so many high current drawing gizmo's..........like high
> wattage lights .......
> or you want 10 current sapping things on all at once, like AC, big wattage
> sound system, the heater fan, and high beams on, all at once.
>
> or, you want quicker recharging time for your auxiliary # 2 house battery
> after camping.
> I carry and have tested a 65 amp back-up alternator for  my 85 wolfsburg
> Weekender 2.1 waterboxer Vanagon - that works just fine.
>
> many tdi VW's have a 120 amp alternator, though it's not a v-belt belt
> system.
>
> 'more' is not always better.
> Scott
> www.turbovans.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Collins" <tonycollin@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 8:59 AM
> Subject: Re: Alternator Question.
>
>
>
> The reason I was asking is that I already have a 90 Amp alternator from a
>> scirocco parts car. I was looking at pictures of the vanagons and believe
>> that the bodies on both alternators look the same. I just did not know how
>> many amps the vanagons where running.  I like to free the electrons in all
>> of my vehicles rumor has it that there are some 1980's audi with 120 amp
>> alternators that would fit the roccos ergo the vanagons if my observation
>> is
>> correct. Any other comments or suggestions are welcomed
>>
>> I really have to get a Bentley.
>>
>> Tony
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 10:38 AM, joel walker <uncajoel@bellsouth.net
>> >wrote:
>>
>>
>>> How many amps on an alternator for an 85 Vanagon with ac?
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> two show up in etka ... 65amp is the normal one, and you could special
>>> order a 90amp model (for like radio trucks and such).
>>>
>>> hope it helps. good luck!
>>> joel
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> 82 Scirocco
>> 85 Vanagon
>>
>
>

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82 Scirocco
85 Vanagon