At 01:05 AM 6/26/2003, Loren A. Busch wrote: >rebuild shop employee many years ago. Am I safe in assuming the same >thing with the alternator in my '90 Westy? If so, then I'll and a >brush/regulator assembly to the 'long trip' spares kit. Likely. In any case, it's both guaranteed to wear out and the only part you can conveniently replace. The Bosch ones you can supposedly replace the brushes (the regulator part may break but in general it doesn't wear out), if the word of Bentley is anything to go by. d -- David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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