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Alternator source



I think they may ALL be rebuilt by now.  I've had good luck with Bosch
rebuilds, and last I knew Autozone had them...

G/L

David

-----Original Message-----
From: LEF [mailto:rocco16@sbcglobal.net] 
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 7:19 PM
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Alternator source

I've searched and searched (autohause, Virtual World, and a dozen places on
the internet) for a NEW Bosch 90/115A alternator.
  Everyone has rebuilts.

Any suggestions from you guys??

larry
sandiego16v
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Behrle Hubbuch 
  To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org 
  Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 7:04 AM
  Subject: Re: Mk1 voltage drop and faint alternator light glowing




      I have the exact same thing happening with Dieter my '81 S.  I have
tried the exact same remedies (except the fan switch) and unfortunately have
gotten the exact same results, no change.  I'd love to get to the bottom of
this and have plenty of juice for everything.
     
    Behrle
     
  My battery light glows ever so slightly at night when I have my headlights
  on and no other accessories on on my '77. The voltage gauge reads a touch
  under 12 volts. With no headlights on, I have a consistent 13.2 volts
unless
  the radiator fan turns on. My interior fan sucks quite a bit of juice on
the
  system.

  I was wondering what sort of voltage drop you folks see on the volt gauge
  when you have your headlights on and interior fan on? Just with the fan on
  setting "1" and the headlights on, the volt gauge reading drops to 11
volts.
  Setting "3" will drop the voltage down to 10.5 volts, especially when the
  radiator fan turns on. My battery light on the instrument cluster gets
  brighter and brighter as the voltage gauge readings decrease with
additional
  accessories.

  Does anyone else experience severe reduction of voltage readings with some
  accessories on? It's a good thing I don't have a stereo in the Mk1 :)

  I have done some things to combat the faintly glowing battery light. I
have
  a fresh new battery, rebuilt Bosch 55 amp alternator. Lastly, I cleaned
the
  negative battery cable and each of the two contacts (inner fender and on
the
  transmission mount). I used some dielectric (SP?) grease on the contacts.
I
  also swapped out a 70-75 degree Celsius (very low temp) radiator fan
switch
  with a 77-82 degree Celsius to reduce the frequency of the fan coming on.

  Thanks,

  Jim

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  92 Corrado SLC
  90 Corrado G60
  84 Rabbit Gti Callaway Stage II
  83 Rabbit Gti
  77 Scirocco Callaway Stage I


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  Message: 13
  Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 18:05:59 -0500
  From: "Chuck Blue" 
  Subject: Re: one more problem with brakes
  To: "Jacob Hawes" 
  Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
  Message-ID: <005101c6e4e4$fe9d35b0$030fa8c0@FAMILY>
  Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
  reply-type=response

  How much is not much?The shoes don't move much inside the drum when the
hand 
  brake is applied.
  ole blue
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Jacob Hawes" 
  Cc: 
  Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 4:17 PM
  Subject: Re: one more problem with brakes


  > Chris Bennett wrote:
  >> Ditto brother...
  >>
  >> Your bar on the top should go into a groove on the left side top of
  >> that brake shoe.
  >>
  >> Good luck. Futzing with that in place is a pain.
  >>
  > That is a picture of how it was before I started working on it, the bar
is 
  > in place and does push the the shoes out now, just not much. I just
added 
  > a new picture named New brakes.
  >
  > -- 
  > --Jacob Hawes
  > Cars:
  > '80 Scirocco mk1 "Tuyer"
  > Sharp pointy things:
  > 18" HI Kobra "pillow knife"
  > 17.5" HI Ang Khola Villager "camp axe"
  > ~48" Custom XVII longsword. unnamed
  > My Photobucket:
  > http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v310/yoippari/
  >
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  Message: 14
  Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 18:10:31 -0500
  From: "Chuck Blue" 
  Subject: Re: 82 wiring diagram PDF needed...
  To: "Mark F." , "Scirocco List"

  Message-ID: <005e01c6e4e5$a051d8c0$030fa8c0@FAMILY>
  Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
  reply-type=response

  You might want to check your cold start fuel pressure.You might also want
to 
  check the air flow sensor.Make sure it is centered in the hole and moves 
  very freely.
  ole blue
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Mark F." 
  To: "Scirocco List" 
  Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 9:09 PM
  Subject: 82 wiring diagram PDF needed...


  > Hi list,
  >
  > I'm still banging my head against a wall trying to figure out what the
  > hell is wrong with my 82. It bogs/stumbles/hesitates like crazy
  > (except for the first 10 seconds of running), and I've swapped in a
  > bunch of parts to try and track the problem down, but no luck
  > (including plugs/wires, rotor/cap, coil, ignition module). I still
  > think it's a spark problem (tested the injectors, and they have good
  > spray pattern and even output volume w/ no dripping). I have a
  > Bentley that covers up till 81, and another that starts at 84. So far
  > the info from the 81 (w/ similar older style fuse box) has been
  > helpful, but I've noticed some differences in wire colors. Anyone
  > have a PDF of the wiring for an 82? I guess I'll break down and order
  > a proper Bentley for this car, since I plan on keeping it (imagine
  > that!), but it's my only working vehicle at the moment so I need to
  > get this problem sorted out asap...
  >
  > Thanks!
  >
  > Mark.
  > 75
  > 82
  > 82 Caddy
  >
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