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rays76bay Learner Dubber

13 posts · joined Aug 2005 ·

#409037
I want to upgrade my 55 amp alt. to 70 amp alternator.
On the Aussie Kombi Campers web site they talk about
this upgrade.......".from late bay kombis".

In what year did they make the change ?
How do you tell them apart ?

I have a Dual Battery System and the 70amp would
give it a bit of extra grunt in charging the deep cycle
battery when flat.


Lets hear from you.

Rays 76 2L Camper

modulus Veteran Volks Folk

2,009 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#459310
This is from the ratwell.com website:

"
9.8 Alternator size:
Most busses were equipped with 55A alternators (770 Watt) but some had 70A. You can identify a 70A alternator by the fan/pulley combo where as the 55A version only had a pulley.
If you had a stock BA6 gas heater in your Westfalia you probably had a 70A version because the gas heater blower draws 7A and the glow plug draws 10A extra current than a non equipped model. I beleive all Canadian models were so equipped.
"

The good news is that they do exist. The less good news is that they might be a Nth. Am. and Canada-only fitment.

hth
Peter Hill
1975 Type 2 Double Cab
modulus.com.au

Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 ·

#459313
u can buy them new from alot of VW places......might be worth a look.
62/60 model bug eye baja bug, (Full Build in Progress)
1974 Chevrolet Luv
1970 MK2 Ford Cortina GT
1979 Yamaha RX125 Two Stroke tracker project.
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