They will with a Westy. They are turning on using a ground through the refrigerator relay under the drivers seat. Also note that this setup should have 2 condensers (the small single wire black piece) on the alternator. The second one is connected to the blue wire for the alt/oxs lights. It is needed to absorb the voltage surge created by the relay coil when the alternator output stops. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of Dan R. Hall Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 11:52 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: '86 Vanagon alternator question Guten Abend Volks, Per the Bentley, I disconnected battery ground, then removed my alternator. Reconnect battery ground, turn ingition switch on. LEDs for OXS and ALT both lit up. Bentley says this means I have a short to ground somewhere along the wire path from alternator. These LEDs shouldn't come on with alternator disconnected. Any advice/clues where the short might be? Dan Hall '86 Westy Weekender "Das Boot" |
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