Date:         Mon, 4 Sep 2000 19:30:04 -0500
Reply-To:     Matthew Libby & Denise DeWolfe <matandded@NETWAY.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Matthew Libby & Denise DeWolfe <matandded@NETWAY.COM>
Subject:      Re: Help in SoCal asap!!!
Comments: To: Juli Tallino <jtallino@YAHOO.COM>
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You need a new alternator and to charge your battery or replace it.  The
alt. died, and the battery made up the difference until it could not
anymore.  The fridge nailed the coffin shut on an alternator on the way
out.

Matt & Nise

81 ASI Riviera "Skippy 2"

Juli Tallino wrote:
>
> Hi,
> My '84 Westy died on a 405 off ramp, just went dead,
> turn the key and nada!  Still had some juice to run
> hazards etc, but no starting action whatsoever.  The
> alternator light had come on but went out when I got
> the beast up to speed (about 50 - 60) but would come
> back on when I slowed down.  The kicker is i had
> driven about 500 miles without incident from Oakland
> and was only about 20 miles from my final destination
> of Torrance.
> So anybody in the SoCal area around about Torrance
> know a good VW mechanic? Also any ideas on my problem?
>  I was running the fridge off the battery while I was
> driving.   I just bought this van and this is the
> first time I had tried running the fridge.
> TIA!
> Juli
>
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