Date:         Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:20:09 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Alternator Question.
Comments: To: Tony Collins <tonycollin@GMAIL.COM>
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all US model waterboxer vanagons have the 90 amp alternator.....
and it's the exact same alternator on many VW's of the 80's and early
90's........
a gasoline Quantum car with AC would for sure have the same 90 amp
alternator, for example.

I don't see any need for a larger output alternator except for two
reasons......
one, you have so many high current drawing gizmo's..........like high
wattage lights .......
or you want 10 current sapping things on all at once, like AC, big wattage
sound system, the heater fan, and high beams on, all at once.

or, you want quicker recharging time for your auxiliary # 2 house battery
after camping.
I carry and have tested a 65 amp back-up alternator for  my 85 wolfsburg
Weekender 2.1 waterboxer Vanagon - that works just fine.

many tdi VW's have a 120 amp alternator, though it's not a v-belt belt
system.

'more' is not always better.
Scott
www.turbovans.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Collins" <tonycollin@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 8:59 AM
Subject: Re: Alternator Question.


> The reason I was asking is that I already have a 90 Amp alternator from a
> scirocco parts car. I was looking at pictures of the vanagons and believe
> that the bodies on both alternators look the same. I just did not know how
> many amps the vanagons where running.  I like to free the electrons in all
> of my vehicles rumor has it that there are some 1980's audi with 120 amp
> alternators that would fit the roccos ergo the vanagons if my observation
> is
> correct. Any other comments or suggestions are welcomed
>
> I really have to get a Bentley.
>
> Tony
>
> On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 10:38 AM, joel walker
> <uncajoel@bellsouth.net>wrote:
>
>>
>> How many amps on an alternator for an 85 Vanagon with ac?
>>>
>>
>> two show up in etka ... 65amp is the normal one, and you could special
>> order a 90amp model (for like radio trucks and such).
>>
>> hope it helps. good luck!
>> joel
>>
>
>
>
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> 82 Scirocco
> 85 Vanagon