Gary; I believe that wire is undersized. I measured a significant voltage drop (loss) across it when I ran all the electrical consumers i.e. A/C, bright lites, blower fan etc. This resulted in low charge voltage reaching the battery. I added (in parallel) an eight gauge wire to help carry the load on our 85 GL. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis <Kernersville,NC> 86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe -------------------------------------------------- On Sun, 2 Apr 2000 15:02:29 -0500 gbasey <gbasey@LINK2000.NET> writes: >I was driving down the highway when my van ('80 vanagon) lost power >and >died. The battery didn't have enough power to start the van. I >charged the >battery and drove home. I inspected the alternator wiring and belts >and >found that the alternator wire going the the starter had melted. >Three >questions: > >What could have caused it? > >Also what gauge wire is it so I can replace it? > >Finally is the supressor condensor necessary? My alternator doesn't >have >one? > >Thanks, > >Gary ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. |
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