With that filter you may want to consider oil analysis. They are known to not filter out silica. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Alistair Bell Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2012 7:42 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Alternator continuous-duty rating? other views in my old van http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/images/final%20web%20pics/my%20engine/pict ures/engine4.html http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/images/final%20web%20pics/my%20engine/pict ures/engine6.html http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/images/final%20web%20pics/my%20engine/pict ures/engine2.html alistair
On 2012-09-23, at 4:37 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > Gotta see if I can find one-a them things. > > -- > Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott > 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, > Bend, Ore. > > On 09/23/2012 04:37 PM, Alistair Bell wrote: >> well, sort of. >> >> the cover bolted up fine except that the cutout for the wires was not in the right spot when I clocked the cover so that vent was pointed at the drivers side. So I cut a new space for wires and taped up old space. >> >> alistair >> >> >> On 2012-09-23, at 4:31 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >> >>> They make (made) back covers for our alternators? >>> >>> -- >>> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott >>> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, >>> Bend, Ore. >>> >>> On 09/23/2012 04:02 PM, Alistair Bell wrote: >>>> yes. >>>> >>>> I had a Porsche 924 or was it 944 sourced back cover for the >>>> alternator in my '82 westy I4 install. The back cover had a short >>>> tube extension (about 1.75" diameter) to which I connected a hose >>>> that ran to the base of the driver's side air intake. >>>> >>>> you can see a pic here on my old neglected website >>>> http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/images/final%20web%20pics/my%20en >>>> gine/pictures/engine3.html >>>> >>>> alistair >>>> >>>> >>>> On 2012-09-23, at 3:28 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >>>> >>>>> Dennis writes to say, "[...] if you have 90 amps with a drop of 12 >>>>> volts you are dissipating 1,080 watts [in the alternator] as >>>>> heat." >>>>> >>>>> Has anyone looked at ducting cool air to the fan intake on the >>>>> alternator? Probably not. Am I boldly going where no man has gone >>>>> before? >>>> >> |
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