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The alternator that was on my ('81) air cooled engine was a lower output hence why I was concerned. But now I understand. The Jetta 90 amp alternator will be just fine. Thanks! Neil. On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 9:37 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > At 12:01 AM 11/13/2008, neil N wrote: > As Dennis said, there's an optimum maximum charge rate -- rule of thumb > charge rate in amps about a quarter of the battery capacity in amp-hours. > But from October '82 (A.T.B.) the 90A alternator was standard on Vanagons. > > Another consideration with large alternators is the drive belt. I believe > 100A is about as large as you can go with a single vee-belt. ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON + in the body of the message. ------------------------------------------------------------ |
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