The Diesel alternator harness is a plug in with undersized wiring. Over time
the slide on connectors loose tier fit and with corrosion become fairly high
resistance points. Added to this is the smaller size (~70 amps) of the
alternator so that especially at low speeds, idling you get a low voltage
situation.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Jim Felder
Sent: Friday, January 1, 2016 9:38 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Riddle me this about Vanagon dash wiring gremlin

 More discussion on this?

Jim
>
> Being an 83 the harness from the alternator is the first thing that needs
to  be upgraded

Dennis