VWNUT HAWK, Check the voltage drop between the output of the alternator and the battery. I made a set of six foot test leads for my voltmeter (12 ' reach). With all the electrical consumers on I was dropping about .8 volts on the positive side and .6 volts on the negative! I clean the connections and tripled the size of the conductor between the alternator and the starter. This is a know weak link VW fixed in the later years. I was losing half a volt between the body of the alternator and the engine chassis, which was hard to believe. Went from 11.9 to 13.6 volts. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "VWNut Hawk" <vwnut@HAWKCOMPUTING.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 4:00 PM Subject: [VANAGON] Enough volts - alternator
My alternator is running 13.84Volts tops when cold at the battery. After things are warm it drops to 13.76 Volts. When I run the air conditioning it's 13.4 Volts. It does eventually drain the battery. I did find that the brass collar that goes on the solinoid had a bad connection. After replacing that solder joint I am hoping things will get better. Is there a source for replacement regulators? The bus is a 1984 1.9 automatic. |
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