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Date:         Tue, 15 Feb 2005 20:44:30 -0700
Reply-To:     Martin Jagersand <jag@CS.UALBERTA.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Martin Jagersand <jag@CS.UALBERTA.CA>
Subject:      Re: 82 diesel with alternator probs
Comments: To: vwuprising@YAHOO.COM

> I have an 82 westy diesel that everything was working fine on until > the alt light came on. I tested the alt, which was bad and replaced > it. After replacing it, everything was fine for about a week where the > light started to come back on dimly at first eventually brighter and > eventually on full brightness again resulting in a bad > alternator. They are under warrantee but I have replaced 3 alternators > and all follow the same pattern. My wiring has not been messed with > and I have found no obvious shorts. Any suggestions or clues?? Thanks,

Beside the alternator and battery, one more thing to check is the fridge relay. At least in my '82 Diesel it is driven directly from the same signal as the alt indicator. If the relay pulls too much current (or wiring is somehow bad) the alternator won't regulate right.

Try to disconnect the relay (it is located behind the drivers seat under the lid behind the seat) and see if alt problems go away. (now obvioulsy the fridge won't work on 12 V)

Cheers, Martin -- Martin Jagersand E-mail: jag@cs.ualberta.ca Computing Science Office: Athabaska 401 University of Alberta Fax: +1 780 492 1071 Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA, T6G 2E8 WWW: www.cs.ualberta.ca/~jag


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