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Date:         Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:21:28 -0700
Reply-To:     David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: electrical woes (p-mail)
Comments: To: Rob <becida@comcast.net>
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Hit delete. It is on your keyboard.

David

--- Rob <becida@comcast.net> wrote:

> Some advice after all that BS and then you have to toss in some BS anyway. > <big sigh> > Bye. > > Rob > > > At 7/16/2007 08:23 AM,David Kao wrote: > >Jeff: > > > >After sunset, start your engine and turn on your head lights. > >Shine your head lights on a wall, fence or garage door. Rev up > >your engine. If you see the lights change its intensity significantly > >(goes brighter when you rev up, dimmer when you idle) then you have > >an alternator voltage regulator failure, or your alternator's carbon > >brush (for charging the field coil in order for the maim coil > >to generate current) has worn out and the alternator is not able > >to generate current consistently. I am not sure if Vanagon's Bosch > >alternator is brushed (for the field coil) or brushless. > >The alternator is likely the cause of your unstable voltage problem. > > > >Other possibilities exist of course. Hope those big guys will put > >down their Subi topics for a moment and send you help you need. > > > >David > > > > > > > >--- Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MTS.NET> wrote: > > > > > Well, I'm 1600 emails behind with not much chance in catching up at > > > this point . . . > > > > > > So my 85 Westfalia seems to be running a little slow electrically- > > > speaking. Dash lights a little dimmer, windshield wipers a little > > > slower. Lately the CD player has even been cutting out when I hit > > > the brakes, headlights etc. (it will come back on within a second or > > > two). > > > > > > Any suggestions? Seems to start fine. I mean, as well as it ever did. > > > > > > Thanks in advance > > > Jeff > > > 85 Westfalia > > > 69 notchback > > > 03 Beetle > > > > > > > > > > >____________________________________________________________________________________ > >Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. > >http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/ > >

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