Date:         Mon, 18 Sep 2000 11:29:45 -0700
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Subject:      Re: '81 Vanagon: 12V source in engine compartment?
Comments: To: Lee Wood <leewood@LELAND.STANFORD.EDU>
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Lee Wood wrote:
>
> Hey, y'all! When you're hooking up your timing light, where do you access
> 12VDC back there? The best way I've figured is to drop the hookups in front
> of the engine air seal down to the starter and connect positive to the
> battery cable terminal and negative to the transmission.

        + term on the alternator (or do aircooled vas have the 3
wire plug for the motorola alternators)? If you have that silly
plug, you can pop open the box wire distro box in the hatch and
use the 'high amperage connection post'. If you don't have either
of those, then I guess the coil connection as someone else had
mentioned...

dave