Probably someone working in the engine bay put their favourite pry bar on
the handy shelf and has for years now been wondering where it went!  ;)

On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 11:58 PM, Robert Fisher <garciasghostvw@gmail.com>wrote:

> It appears that line wrap may have cut off the end of the links and
> confused
> some folks. The items in question were the last two pictures. Several folks
> identified the piece on the alternator, so now the remaining question is
> "what the heck is that big rusty iron piece I'm holding...?"
>
>
>
> Cya,
>
> Robert
>
>
>
> From: Robert Fisher [mailto:garciasghostvw@gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 8:59 PM
> To: 'vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM'
> Subject: Can somebody identify/explain these?
>
>
>
> I was trying to get to my Idle Control Computer and found this thing hidden
> in the space:
>
>
>
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/garciasghostvw/MysteryDoohickey#5483214385772111
> 618
>
>
>
> It looks like something I would've found in Grandaddy's barn, and therefore
> I want to think it has something to do with horseshoeing, but I don't know.
>
>
>
>
>
> I decided to put the alternator from my '86 in my '87 because I thought it
> was making some bearing noise, and when I picked it up it was like this:
>
>
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> http://picasaweb.google.com/garciasghostvw/MysteryDoohickey#5483214459268981
> 010
>
>
>
> That wasn't the way the alternator was configured in the '87 so I changed
> it
> around. Anybody know what's going on there?
>
>
>
> Cya,
>
> Robert
>

--
Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van'
1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'

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