Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:46:10 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Stuck in Council Bluffs IA
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many vanagons have their OXS light and charge warning light wired so they
both come on if charging is not happening.
mostly early ones ..
havn't noticed it later vanagons ..but early ones, for sure.
good suggestion on the Votlage regulator/brush package.
it's two screws that secure it.
don't let a FLAPS person keep you from getting a Voltage Regulator.
I needed on for my volvo Bosch alternator on a trip once.
I know the parts store is likely going to say they don't have the right
part.
But I also know that MANY bossh alternators have voltage regulators that fit
and work about the same way.
it helped to tell the guy this is what I do full time, like for 30 + years
and I know what I'm talking about ..
that got them to look in a couple of parts boxes and match one up.
worked just fine.
Hate it when the parts person is between me and the part I know they likely
have and the parts person is the issue, not the parts in the store. Happens
too easily.
is it fuel injected ?
any EFI car needs more power to operate off the battery alone, compared to a
carbbed engine.
not likely it will last 10 hours.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 8:55 PM
Subject: Re: Stuck in Council Bluffs IA
> Hmmm - as far as I remember, the OXS light has nothing to do with the
> charging circuit. You can turn that off by pushing the reset button with a
> nail or something similar.
>
> You might be fine if you drive with all the extra electrical loads off.
>
> You could very easily check the length of the brushes by popping out the
> regulator and brush pack - its just one screw. If the brushes are really
> short you could possibly get a new one at the local VW dealer or FLAPS.
>
> Good luck, Jake
>
> On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 8:05 PM, David Boan <dboan@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> I am on the home stretch of a Chicago to Oregon and back to Chicago trip,
>> when the battery and OCS lights came on in Council Bluffs. It was
>> already
>> evening, so stopped at closest motel. The belt is OK, and everything is
>> running OK, but I know the light means the alternator output is low, so
>> not
>> sure it will carry me the last 10 hours to home.
>>
>>
>>
>> Does anyone know a repair place in Omaha or Council Bluffs that is likely
>> to
>> be open on Saturday morning? Am I right that it probably will not go
>> another 10 hours?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>>
>> Dave Boan
>>
>> Wheaton, IL
>>
>> '85 Westy
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
>
> 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van'
> 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'
>
> Crescent Beach, BC
>
> www.thebassspa.com
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
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