Date:         Wed, 6 Jan 2010 07:38:47 -0800
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Alternator Repairs
Comments: To: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <4B444488.4090201@charter.net>
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on the better late than never front....


I just posted a German language excerpt from repair manual that goes
into a lot more detail on alternators than the English language "B"
book does. Its on my blog, http://shufti.wordpress.com/.

Remember, this excerpt is for educational purposes only!

:)

alistair
'86 syncro 7  passenger
'82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94
http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/
http://shufti.wordpress.com

On 6-Jan-10, at 12:06 AM, John Rodgers wrote:

I've been plagued by alternator problems and having three vans - and
being the frugal (read "tightwad") type that I am, I was doing the
swappy-swappy thing with them to keep my daily driver roadworthy.
Finally, the last  unit quit. I took it - a  Beck-Arnely - and had it
tested at Advance Auto. It was dead.  I thought "enough of this - buy a
replacement"! Well, the cheaper replacements for the Bosch alternators -
exchange - around here are priced about $125.00. Other places - even
with list vendors - it varies. I wanted a Beck-Arnley rebuilt because
they seemed to last a lot longer, but when I checked them out - exchange
they were $245. Ouch!!