[Vwdiesel] alternator

[dieseltdi at verizon.net]

I used 0 gauge to run to the trunk so other than going to welding cable.  James Hansen has suggested a 6 gauge or so wire from the Alt directly back to the battery bypassing the starter to give the alt a direct line to “feel” the  voltage from the battery rather than the voltage drop from the long cable.  That will be a cheap fix to see if it works before I replace the alt.  Hayden

On Nov 25, 2013, at 10:30 PM, Erik Lane <eriklane at gmail.com> wrote:

> If the alternator was doing fine before you put the battery in the trunk, and nothing else has changed, then getting a higher current output alternator won't really help. What you might need is a slightly higher voltage out of the alternator to make up for the voltage drop in the long wires going to the battery. 
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> But really, that still shouldn't be much of an issue for charging. Where you're really hurting is the much higher (compared to charging) starting current and voltage drop in the long wires. So to make up for the long wires you would need to get fatter wires to counteract the additional length.
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> On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 6:27 PM, <dieseltdi at verizon.net> wrote:
> Went outside this morning to start the Jetta in the cold and drizzle only to find a dead battery,  I am thinking that I have a “leak” somewhere in the system but I am going to take the battery out and get it checked.  All this got me thinking about my alternator.  Since I have relocated my battery into the trunk, I am thinking of upgrading my alternator.  I think the stock one on the car is a 60 amp.  Anyone know what year alt would put out 90-100 amps but still fit the MK1 diesel brackets?  Although I have made a few adaptions to the brackets, I am thinking that even a later (MK2) alt would fit.  Any suggestions?  Hayden
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“There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle.” 

“I do not know if the people of the United States would vote for superior men if they ran for office, but there can be no doubt that such men do not run."

“I cannot help fearing that men may reach a point where they look on every new theory as a danger, every innovation as a toilsome trouble, every social advance as a first step toward revolution, and that they may absolutely refuse to move at all.”  Alexis de Tocqueville


Visit my website at:  http://mysite.verizon.net/resosxp8/mydieselpages/
Proud owner of:
1968 Beetle, my latest project, watch for details
1982 VW Jetta Coupe GTD "FrankenJetta"
And many, many, many VWs; from a 1947 Beetle (13 Beetles total), to Vans (5 - 3 split ties  2 bay window (both were campers), 1 Vanagon Westy, Rabbits (3), Karmen Ghia (1), Jettas (10), Passats (2), Dasher (1), New Beetle (1), Rabbit Convertible (1) and Rabbit Pickups (3) most now gone but not forgotten.