Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 13:25:08 -0500
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Subject: Re: Battery Light
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CRAIG,
You may want to read the fine print. SOme parts store
say "
"lifetime replacement warranty"
but only one time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Or I've seen it written only one
time.................
craig cowan wrote:
>I bought one from my local FLAPS, rebuilt bosche for something like $120.
>The great thing is, its got a lifetime replacement warranty, which i've
>already used once (as i managed to kill an alternator in 2 weeks......i have
>a skill.).
>And that means nationwide, when my alternator dies, i'm only a few miles
>from a free replacement!
>(Though this way you dont get to carry a spare)
>
>-Craig
>'85GL
>
>On Jan 8, 2008 12:20 PM, Kai Mei <kai@newclear.us> wrote:
>
>
>
>>Alternators seem to run $45 to $55 shipped on the Samba Classifieds.
>>I just bought a rebuilt at a alternator store for $70. Is it quality
>>rebuild?who knows? but it's quiet and putting out 14.2V at the
>>battery, so I'm not complaining.
>>
>>
>>On Jan 7, 2008, at 1:39 PM, Old Volks Home wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Greg -
>>>
>>>Airhead Parts has a the Genuine Bosch Regulator for $53.74:
>>>
>>>http://www.airheadparts.com/viewDetail.asp?
>>>strMasterCat=&idproduct=7748
>>>
>>>Your 85 should have the same alternator that's on both my 84's
>>>--
>>>Jim Thompson
>>>84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
>>>84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
>>>73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise"
>>>72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
>>>oldvolkshome@gmail.com
>>>http://www.oldvolkshome.com
>>>***********************************
>>>On Jan 7, 2008 10:21 AM, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote:
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>>>
>>>
>>>>Hi John,
>>>>
>>>>OK, I've put a charged battery into it and the light is still on. The
>>>>voltage at the battery is reading just barely above 12V which tells
>>>>me the alternator is not doing its job. The light does not go out
>>>>when the engine is revved up (which it did before the stall out on
>>>>Jan 4th) but it does flicker a bit in brightness.
>>>>
>>>>The ground strap was loose on the original battery, but was not
>>>>disconnected while the engine was running; The engine had already
>>>>died out when I discovered it was not fully tightened down. I will be
>>>>replacing it ASAP with a heavier and slightly longer cable.
>>>>
>>>>I don't have a spare VR on hand, and my local NAPA wants $49 for a
>>>>BERU voltage regulator vs $89 for the Bosch regulator. Are these
>>>>prices in line? I haven't yet looked close enough to determine which
>>>>alternator i have.
>>>>
>>>>My local auto-electric rebuilder did the bosch alternator on my
>>>>aircooled bus for $125 last summer so I'm thinking that would be a
>>>>better choice. It doesn't look like the re-and-re will be all that
>>>>much trouble and having the alternator completely redone seems like a
>>>>better idea...
>>>>
>>>>Additional guidance appreciated...
>>>>
>>>>Happy Trails,
>>>>
>>>>Greg Potts
>>>>1973/74/77/79 Westfakia "Bob The Tomato
>>>>www.pottsfamily.ca
>>>>www.busesofthecorn.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 5-Jan-08, at 12:03 AM, John Meeks wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Greg,
>>>>>My money's on worn alternator brushes. Got a spare voltage
>>>>>regulator?
>>>>>Let us know what you find.
>>>>>John
>>>>>
>>>>>On Jan 4, 2008 8:33 PM, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Hi Volks,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I was driving the vanagon on the highway tonight and as I
>>>>>>cruised up
>>>>>>the off-ramp I saw the battery warning light was on. I figured
>>>>>>it had
>>>>>>spit the belt, and made a note to deal with it as soon as I got
>>>>>>home,
>>>>>>since I was only a few miles further. And then as I pulled away
>>>>>>from
>>>>>>the off-ramp, the light went out. Uh-oh, says I... That's the
>>>>>>sign of
>>>>>>a wonky alternator, or a VERY loose belt. So I kept watch on the
>>>>>>tachometer to get an idea of how bad the problem was... it
>>>>>>seemed to
>>>>>>vary a bit, lighting up when below 2,200 to 3,000 RPM.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>But it didn't last 7 minutes before the engine quit completely. I
>>>>>>still had dash lights and emergency flashers (dim, and fast-
>>>>>>flashing), but the starter wouldn't even click. I checked the belts
>>>>>>and they were OK, but the battery connection was pretty loose. I
>>>>>>pried off the + terminal without much trouble at all. Luckily I was
>>>>>>very close to my brother's house at the time and he and I were able
>>>>>>to tow the vanagon back to my house.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>So what's the prognosis? Did the loose battery terminal allow the
>>>>>>battery to run flat, or does this pattern indicate a failed
>>>>>>alternator? I can throw a spare marine battery into it tomorrow to
>>>>>>get it running again; once it's lit up I can put a voltmeter on it
>>>>>>and see if it's charging.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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