Better would be a relative term in this case. = In my 82 Westy I wanted what we all seem to want, more output from the = alternator. My quick fix was to attempt the swap for the Golf/Jetta/late Vanagon 90 = or 120 amp alternator. Went to the local VW wrecking yard and bought the = 90A version without first puling my old one for comparison. This would = be a mistake, as I now have a $60 credit at said wrecking yard. It = seems that while this swap will work between almost all the water cooled VW's, = Vanagons included, when you get back to the early air-cooled versions the case is = different. The attachment points are all wrong for the air-cooled motors.

This leaves you with one choice, going to your local = starter/alternator rebuilder and having them do a custom rewind job on your current alternator. The downside is a shorter service life for the alternator. I have yet to do this, but I have heard of it working = for a few others.