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Date:         Sat, 3 Nov 2001 10:45:53 -0500
Reply-To:     Joe Romas <jromas@COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Joe Romas <jromas@COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
Subject:      Re: Blowing Voltage Regulator For Guages
Comments: To: Vanagony@AOL.COM
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It's possible they are blowing just after starting when the altenator is
charging the most and the voltage regulator is dropping the most voltage. A
bad  connection at or near the battery is a good place to start. Also there
was a recent post about loosing altenator grounds at the mount. I would
check the whole battery/charging/starting  system for resistance. There are
a lot of areas for bad connections in our older vans.


Joe


----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Kirsch" <Vanagony@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 9:21 AM
Subject: Blowing Voltage Regulator For Guages




> A friend's 83 water cooled Vanagon has trouble with the dash guage voltage
> regulator.  Intermittantly when starting, the regulator blows and guages
are
> thus dead.  Grounds have been checked and cleaned.  An additional ground
has
> been installed from the starter to the body.  He is considering putting a
> ground wire from the starter to the battery.  Any ideas?
>
>
> Paul Kirsch
>
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