Anyone lend a hand in Ashland/Medford Oregon?

PLF-Blue

Seems the alternator bracket cracked during our trip a few hundred miles back and I lost the tightening nut. Gotta get another nut and hopefully something to tighten the alternator enough to get home.
At the rest stop at exit 22.
Hoping to rig something up to get to ace in the morning.
Bummer of a trip end
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Wasted youth · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2015 4:10 am Post subject:

This is on your 1976 bus?

PLF-Blue · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2015 4:14 am Post subject:

Yes sir
Trying to figure a way to wedge / strap the alternator to the right to hold tension. Looks like their is a hardware store a few miles out
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Wasted youth · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2015 4:32 am Post subject:

Good news here is that unlike the Type 1 engine, the Type 4 can run without the alternator belt, because the cooling fan is attached to the crankshaft. So what you risk is a dead battery instead of a cooked engine. In a pinch you can remove the v belt and limp home.

Trying to visualize your problem, and nowhere near you to physically help. If you can find a way to attach to an ear or anchor point, maybe you can get a cheap nylon strap ratcheting binder. Anchor it some way to the body near the battery and then ratchet it snug. This might get your alternator back in the game, but it will probably vibrate excessively.

PLF-Blue · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2015 4:35 am Post subject:

^^^ that is exactly what I have been visualizing for the past hour...
Now, if I can just find a suitable strap...

Gonna raid the trash cans at the rest stop in a bit.
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Wasted youth · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2015 4:43 am Post subject:

If you have a decent selection of hand tools with you, head to the nearest chain link fence. Look along the top or bottom of the fence line; there should be a tension wire running the length of the fence.

You have my permission to cut off about three or four feet of this wire Twisted Evil

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71whitewesty · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2015 6:50 am Post subject:

Isn't there a vw guy off the freeway near there? If I remember right, you can see the vw's from I-5. I don't know the name right off but I'll see if I can find it unless some chimes in.
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71whitewesty · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2015 7:24 am Post subject:

Maybe this will help.
J&j wekstadt 163 ferry rd, Ashland. 541-928-6618
Alan's Auto 306 Hershey. Ashland. 541-488-2936

I think the one I was thinking about was called road haus? Might not be Ashland but somewhere down that way. Good luck with it. I'm sure you'll figure something out.
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71 Westy 1600 DP, all stock Bus 1
1970's Snow Trac 1600 SP (sold 12/2016)
1968 Tucker sno cat, sold 2021
1969 Tucker Sno cat 542
2017 VW Alltrac
71 tin top stock 1600 DP (project but runs)
Twin 71 White Westy, Bus 2, that I pulled from a 15 year slumber in a dry eastern WA field in 2015.
1966 Sundial Camper "Boomer"

PLF-Blue · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2015 8:42 am Post subject:

Thanks all. Got a temp fix in place. We will see....
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Nice! Godspeed my brother.

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PLF-Blue · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2015 10:32 am Post subject:

PLF-Blue · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2015 10:35 am Post subject:

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PLF-Blue · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2015 10:52 am Post subject:

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Tcash · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2015 11:22 am Post subject:

Alt bracket

VW Business Listing

Good Luck
Tcash

PLF-Blue · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2015 11:26 am Post subject:

Lightening fast as always, Tcash to the rescue.
Email sent and ordered
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PLF-Blue · Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2015 4:06 pm Post subject:

Tcash · Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2015 4:22 pm Post subject:

busdaddy · Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2015 4:25 pm Post subject:

I've driven around for a week + between charges with a dead generator, daytime only and no bonus electrical draws like radios. 2 weeks if you put one of those solar trickle chargers on the dash Wink

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Abscate · Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2015 4:48 pm Post subject:

Typical primary resistance of a VW coil is 3 Ohms.

This means it pulls 4 Amps from your battery.

If you shut off everything by pulling fuses except for the coil, you could run your battery ( a Group,24) 10 hours to 1/2 discharge. At this point the battery voltage will start to drop and ignition will suck. If you don't pull any fuses there are a surprising number of things pulling current and you will probably get about 3 hours daytime and 1.5 hours at night.
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PLF-Blue · Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2015 5:09 pm Post subject:


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