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Subject:Re: '86 Accumulating Electrical Problems
From:Dennis Haynes
Date:Sat, 1 Aug 1998 23:41:21 -0400

You have an alternator problem.  Probably worn brushes.  You will soon have
a dead battery.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Bowie <72142.3566@COMPUSERVE.COM>
To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Friday, July 31, 1998 1:14 AM
Subject: '86 Accumulating Electrical Problems

It started with the classic stumbling problem so I cleaned up the AFM and
installed a 22�F, 25v capacitor. No more stumbling at highway speeds, but
now it stumbles and dies when I first start it up until it warms up. I was
living with that and then on the way home tonight the OXS and alternator
lights came on and won't go off. What's more, when I start it up and rev to
2000 rpm I don't here the relay click I used to when the OXS and alt.
lights went off. Are these problems related? How do I get the lights off?

MTB

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