Date:         Wed, 5 Jun 2002 20:20:09 -0700
Reply-To:     "Phil S." <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         "Phil S." <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: 1990 Syncro GTI w/ Dead Battery
In-Reply-To:  <000c01c20d00$1061c840$0100a8c0@gary>
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What happened to GTI Sycro guy just happened to me
also
But my alternator always made a loud humming sound
like it was not balanced(bearing was shot) I replaced
the bad Alt and now Im OK. So Next Im going to check
the ground like Gary said.

Phil Stanhope***84' Westy Tiico "Millenium Falcon"
***60' Morris Mini1340CC(For sale)


--- Gary Stearns <gstearns@OPTONLINE.NET> wrote:
> Our TiiCo was developing charging problems too; with
> a new alternator.
> Discovered that the TiiCo alt. mount and the
> bushings that I had installed
> were not grounding the alternator case effectively.
> Run a ground wire from
> the case to the engine block and see if that changes
> things.
>
> Gary
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Blackburn" <blackburn@CODENET.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 5:14 PM
> Subject: 1990 Syncro GTI w/ Dead Battery
>
>
> > Hello All,
> >
> > Well, I knew it wouldn't be long before I had
> something to fix...  I just
> > bought a 1990 Syncro Adventurewagen with a
> Eurospec GTI engine conversion.
> > I was driving along today for work to visit a
> construction site and
> noticed
> > the battery light would flash on and off every now
> and then.  I then after
> a
> > while the light just went completely red and stay
> on.  I then turned of
> the
> > stereo and the light went back to its intermittent
> flashing.  I was hoping
> > that this was only a loose wire or the like but I
> don't think this is the
> > case.
> >
> > After my meeting I jumped back in the van to run
> to the next meeting
> and....
> > Nothing, the battery was dead.  Oh, #@$%!  Luckily
> I was at a construction
> > site and borrowed some jumper cables.  (I had mine
> in the garage still,
> > duh!)  Anyway, I just jumped myself from the
> second battery and was on my
> > way.
> >
> > Now, is would appreciate some list knowledge...
> It seems to me that this
> > means the alternator is not charging my battery.
> Since even a fairly bad
> > battery would not make the light go off while
> running unless the
> alternator
> > was not putting out enough juice.  Anyone have any
> thoughts...  How can I
> > test the alternator to see if it is cranking out
> enough amps?  Thanks for
> > any thoughts or ideas.
> >
> > Michael Blackburn
> > 1990 Syncro Adventurewagen (GTI)

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