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912E Alternator on a 914
There was an old alternator thread that mentioned the '76 912E 70A alternator, can anyone confirm wether or not it's a direct replacement?
--Alex -'74 914 2.0 |
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03-26-2000, 11:43 AM
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The 912E has a plug on the main harness that plugs into the back of the Alt (internal regulator???) vs. the 914 that plugs into the relay board. I believe it is because the 912E has a 911 wiring harness (mine has the wires that go to the oil tank that isn't there) so it is a 911 alt and plug (I think). Now if you wanted to get creative and rewire the plug then I guess it would work. The alt would bolt up fine it's just the electronics that need to be worked out. If you need more amps have your stock alt re-wound or try one off a later Type-4 bus.
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03-26-2000, 01:04 PM
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What year bus would you recommend? All the years I've looked up at the FLAPS are the same 55A deal....
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03-26-2000, 01:31 PM
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I would think the "Westie's" (Westfalis I think) which were camper vans would use a higher output alt, but maybe I'm wrong. Try type2.com they for sure can tell you which T-4 alt is the highest amps.
BTW I'm puting my 912E together this wekend, I'll look closer at swaping the alt into a 914. May be easier then I think. I'm trying to put a D-Jet 1.7L in the car to get it moving while I re-build the 2.0L so I'll be messing around with adapting the relay board and all that. I'll keep you informed. |
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03-28-2000, 07:00 PM
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So far the tinware that goes around the alt. is different. The 912E seems to use a 911 type alt. which has a bigger fan attached to it (the little 5" fan on the alt, not the cooling fan). The peice seems like a bent up and cut VW peice but I don't think it would be easy to re-create unless you have the 912E peice to work from. The rubber tube that connects the fan housing to the alt is also too small for the 912E alt.
BTW do you have a 912E alt part number? My car is far from original, maybe it isn't even a 912E alt that I have? |
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03-29-2000, 07:51 PM
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