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Date:         Thu, 13 Dec 2001 13:58:46 -0500
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Alternator advice on 85 Wasserbox
Comments: To: David Prager <DavidP@VECTRAD.COM>
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At 01:30 PM 12/13/2001, David Prager wrote:
>To make a long story short, when I start the van, both lights are on full
>time. Is this as simple as I got a bum alternator? I plan on pulling it
>apart again this weekend, but I'm reluctant to invest on a new or rebuilt


Seems pretty likely...unless there's a way to plug the D+ lead -- the small
one -- into the wrong terminal.  The W terminal is a tachometer output for
diesel engines, no application on gas engines.


david




David Beierl - Providence, RI
  http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"
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