Date:         Sat, 26 Jul 2003 00:36:31 -0700
Reply-To:     DaBomb <dabomb@TANJABARNES.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         DaBomb <dabomb@TANJABARNES.COM>
Subject:      Alternator Light Problem Resolved.
Comments: cc: Vanagon Man <vgonman@msn.com>,
          John Rodgers <j_rodgers@charter.net>, Steve W <croatoa@yahoo.com>,
          Mike Miller <mwmiller@cwnet.com>, zolo <zolo@foxinternet.com>,
          Tom Scott <tscott@ednet.net>,
          Simplstupd@aol.com, TJ Hannink <tjhannink@yahoo.com>
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Dear Folks, Volks, Freaks and Geeks,

Thank you for responding to my earlier post this week about the alternator
light coming on.  In response to your help, I wanted to clarify a few
questions and tell you the results, as perhaps this information may be of
help to you in the future.

RECAP: My alt light was coming on at high revs.  Most noticeably, it would
start to glow at 60 mph and be fully lit at 70 mph.  I had just had the
engine rebuilt in January, so the belt was good and tight.

I took the vehicle to a different mechanic than the one who originally told
me my alternator tested fine, and it turns out my brushes were floating.
This guy more than just tested it, he took it apart.   I decided to replace
the whole dang alternator unit as a preventive measure, since it would
eventually go anyway.  I mean, let's see: since an engine rebuild in
January, it's been in the shop every month since (first those long plastic
coolant hoses running from front to back, then the radiator, then the main
crank seal, then the temp sensor, then the oxygen sensor, bla, bla, bla).

Conclusion: My VW isn't really a van, or a bus or any mode of transportation
of any sort.  It's a money pit.


Love and Rockets,
DaBomb



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