Date:         Thu, 9 Apr 2020 12:36:03 -0400
Reply-To:     Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Resolved Was: Battery light comes on above 3200 rpm
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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Greg, 

        Thanks for the update.  It sounds like you made great choices and all worked out.

Keep us posted as to your final decision on the alternator. 

I’m partly responding to thank you for posting the resolution and partly to be sure people see your post.  I didn’t get your original only the one below Dennis’s reply.

Eric 

> On Apr 8, 2020, at 11:36 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> First, thank you to everyone for the quick troubleshooting, things to check and solutions.
> 
> I ended up bunking down in the camper for the night at a truck stop (my wife said, ‘see, you got to go camping!’). I called the local Napa store first light and they had a suitable alternator (their house brand rebuilt unit) at their warehouse. By 11:00AM, their driver dropped it off to me, the truck shop next door swapped the fan/pulley for me (that was not coming off easily with my hand tools), and an hour later I had it installed and on the road. 
> 
> I ordered the Premium Gear unit Dennis mentioned. Because of all the delayed shipping, it won’t arrive until the end of the month. I’ll swap it out and keep the Napa alternator with my spare parts. I’m not a big fan of remanufactured alternators, starters, etc. they ‘should’ be good; but you never know how long something will last that has ‘tested’ parts (vs replaced) or who did the rebuild, or if they had a bad day when rebuilding mine.
> 
> Anyway, not my first night ‘camping’ where my van chose the spot and not me. Just glad I as able to get to someplace safe and access to food/bathroom/etc. sure glad for all the responses and support of the list! 
> 
> Gregg
> 90 Westy