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gmadamo
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 Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 7:30 pm Post subject: Alternator for Generator |
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| I installed an Alternator, replacing a perfectly functional generator. Why? I wanted to do things like power seat heaters and electric heater/defrosters. About half way through I seriously questioned the project as the generator works Ok after all. There is always the question of originality but lots of other things are no longer original so why not one more. Now that the pain of the process is complete I think I am OK with it. |
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Altema
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| Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 9:25 am Post subject: Re: Alternator for Generator |
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| gmadamo wrote: |
| I installed an Alternator, replacing a perfectly functional generator. Why? I wanted to do things like power seat heaters and electric heater/defrosters. About half way through I seriously questioned the project as the generator works Ok after all. There is always the question of originality but lots of other things are no longer original so why not one more. Now that the pain of the process is complete I think I am OK with it. |
You made the right call. A standard generator will not keep up with resistive loads like you have. I still have my generator and it's fine until I turn on my heating system blower and stop at an intersection with my lights and turn signal on!
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Altema
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Oh, and speaking of electrical, I was driving the Ghia yesterday and noticed my fuel gauge level had dropped substationally, and my tachometer was reading low as well. I reached under the dash and rotated the fuse, and they went back to normal. Soooo, when I arrived home I pulled out the Dremel and a tiny brass wire wheel, then pulled each fuse and cleaned the ends as well as the terminals that they clip into. All was good after that.
I also decided to swap my winter quietpack muffler out for the straight through muffler, and found that the support bracket and come off of the quietpack. Thank goodness these things only take a few minutes to change, and now I've got my wondows-open music!
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Woreign
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| Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 12:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Why two types of mufflers? And why one for winter? |
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Altema
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| Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 11:18 am Post subject: |
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| Why two types of mufflers? And why one for winter? |
The Bugpack straight-through muffler sounds great and lets me rev freely to 6,000 RPM, but is too loud with the windows rolled up. For winter, I install a Bugpack single quietpack to make it quiet when it's 15 degrees F below zero. I'm kind of used to the quietpack sound now and am thinking of getting it repaired or replaced. The tone is nice and deep, and although it does not send chills down your spine when you wind it out, it's nice to cruise on the freeway and not even hear the engine.
I also have an extractor that I would only use this for track use, as it's crazy loud and would surely have me arrested in short order. It does have the optional silencer, but that defeats the advantages of an extractor. |
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Woreign
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Is your muffler the same as mine?
How does it compare to the stock muffler? Substantially louder or about the same? I ask because this is the loudest VW I've ever owned. My previous cars, Notchback, Beetle, and Thing, all had stock exhausts and were some what quieter. But my Ghia also gets the best fuel mileage than any of the others (30+ mpg) and I wonder if it's due to this muffler/exhaust setup... |
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Altema
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| Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 6:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Is your muffler the same as mine? |
Yes, except I have the uncoated version that needed to be painted. Compared to the stock muffler, it is quieter than stock at idle or when cruising, a little bit quieter than stock during light acceleration, and louder than stock under heavy acceleration. By louder, I mean it will set off car alarms in a parking garage if I jump on the throttle. However, if I'm cruising on the freeway with the windows open, I cannot hear the engine... just wind and tires on the pavement.
I get good gas mileage with this setup too, usually in the 30's like you.
Regarding the noise, do you have the sound panel on the firewall? That makes a big difference, because without it, the noise is transmitted by the firewall to the body structure.
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Woreign
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| I do have the tar board in the engine compartment, and a layer of peel-n-seal on the inside. It still seems louder than my other cars, but it is also the smallest. That might have something to do with it... |
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ScottDoonan
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More panel mock up.
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Altema
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| I do have the tar board in the engine compartment, and a layer of peel-n-seal on the inside. It still seems louder than my other cars, but it is also the smallest. That might have something to do with it... |
You would think it would be about the same as a Beetle, but the passenger compartment is shorter. Also, the engine compartment is bigger which supports low frequency resonance, so you wind up with a boomier sound. I would expect the Ghia to be louder than your Notch, but not the Thing. Of course, a higher performance engine will be louder through the exhaust than a stock one, and that may be the case. |
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Altema
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Scott, I think you could build a Ghia from scratch...
Awesome work.
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kiwighia68
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Scott, I think you could build a Ghia from scratch...
Awesome work... |
Please don't say that because mine is in more pieces than his and I don't have any metalworking skills.
I am on the steepest learning curve of my life of my life (and I've had the privilege of studying in Hamburg, Leiden, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and elsewhere.) This makes reading old books written in Latin, German and Dutch look easy.
Now please tell me there's a manual for Dummies like me.
Please post lots of photos Scott.
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FRNKNSTNGHIA
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| Scott wheres the rest of the car, just noticed its only the front. |
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ScottDoonan
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Working on that in my garage. The rest of the car is at my friends garage. So I split time between the two. Keeps it interesting.
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dingo0_13
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 4:08 pm Post subject: oil change |
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| changed the motor oil in my ghia today.that wasn't too bad.then I decided to change the tranny oil and things went south.nipple came off twice and of course I was laying directly under neath drain plug.checked on here and saw how much easier it is to take off left rear wheel and use a soft hose to pour it in SLOWLY but got it done just before it stsrted raining.YEAH++++ |
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kelsyryann
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Took it out for a nice cruise in the sun |
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Brassneck
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Took it out for a nice cruise in the sun |
me too. You dont happen to have a red ghia do you? I passed one today in shoreline!  |
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kelsyryann
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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me too. You dont happen to have a red ghia do you? I passed one today in shoreline! |
Nope! I have a green one! There's a picture in my gallery of it! |
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Brassneck
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| Looks great and Very clean. I like it. |
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ScottDoonan
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Continued restoration, moving to the rear slowly 
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