> From: Scott Daniel  - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
> Congrats on your successful trip !
> 
> re starter ..I only use Bosch rebuilt starters..and have
> perfect luck with those.

It's a Canadian "Dixie" brand. Supposedily pretty decent rebuilder chain that has shops across Canada. It was the only one available locally when I needed it. 

(Usually I do them myself or go to a very small shop, but that was not an option 1 day before leaving.)

> 
> re alternator ..
> don't know which one you are running ...
> but if you are running the stock cast iron diesel vanagon
> alternator stand..
> and would like to upgrade to the common 90 amp alternator
> used on all waterboxers, and many other vw/audi cars ..
> I sell an adapter bracket kit for that.
> it also allows you to get rid of the plastic plug-in
> connector� on the a;aternator� that the stock 82
> DV uses ...
> eliminating a weak area, and those are not availbble
> anymore anyway.

I got a Bosch rebuilt AL33X and did the 90A conversion and yes had to make an adaptor. Alternator should be fine. Probably just regulator.

Martin