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Subject:Re: electrical woes (p-mail)
From:David Kao
Date:Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:21:28 -0700

Hit delete. It is on your keyboard.

David

--- Rob <becida@comcast.net> wrote:

> Some advice after all that BS and then you have to toss in some BS anyway.
> <big sigh>
> Bye.
>
> Rob
>
>
> At  7/16/2007 08:23 AM,David Kao wrote:
> >Jeff:
> >
> >After sunset, start your engine and turn on your head lights.
> >Shine your head lights on a wall, fence or garage door. Rev up
> >your engine. If you see the lights change its intensity significantly
> >(goes brighter when you rev up, dimmer when you idle) then you have
> >an alternator voltage regulator failure, or your alternator's carbon
> >brush (for charging the field coil in order for the maim coil
> >to generate current) has worn out and the alternator is not able
> >to generate current consistently. I am not sure if Vanagon's Bosch
> >alternator is brushed (for the field coil) or brushless.
> >The alternator is likely the cause of your unstable voltage problem.
> >
> >Other possibilities exist of course. Hope those big guys will put
> >down their Subi topics for a moment and send you help you need.
> >
> >David
> >
> >
> >
> >--- Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MTS.NET> wrote:
> >
> > > Well, I'm 1600 emails behind with not much chance in catching up at
> > > this point . . .
> > >
> > > So my 85 Westfalia seems to be running a little slow electrically-
> > > speaking.  Dash lights a little dimmer, windshield wipers a little
> > > slower.  Lately the CD player has even been cutting out when I hit
> > > the brakes, headlights etc. (it will come back on within a second or
> > > two).
> > >
> > > Any suggestions?  Seems to start fine.  I mean, as well as it ever did.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance
> > > Jeff
> > > 85 Westfalia
> > > 69 notchback
> > > 03 Beetle
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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