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Re: alternator quest

To: "Bricklist" <bricklin@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: alternator quest
From: "Jeff Wood" <Cybertec@TheGrid.Net>
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 20:19:13 -0700
You have a problem. :-)

If you hadn't said no 1-wire, then a nippondenso or something would do the
trick.  I had Grand auto give me the wrong alt once for my old Toyota
tercel.  The one thay gave me was higher amp, and only needed one wire, then
one I had had an external reg.  I crammed it in (had to get to the races in
San Jose that night) and it outlived the car...now resides temporarily in my
'74 Spitfire.  Not sure how many amps it kicks, but I could probably weld
with it in a pinch. <grin>

A 74 B made at the end of 75....sounds like Ol' Malcom was half british or
something.

Jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: alphachi <alphachi@writeme.com>
To: <Bricklin@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2000 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: alternator quest


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Wood" <Cybertec@thegrid.net>
> To: "alphachi" <alphachi@writeme.com>
> Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2000 7:01 PM
> Subject: Re: Help on HO alternator AND Tilton goes in
>
>
> > Some higher-amp ford alt. should do it if you have a 75.
>
> Thanks Jeff,
> Well, I wish it were that simple.  The stock HO alt for Ford (aka 351M
type)
> is way too big (huge!) for the B.   Some super HO alts are misleading,
while
> they may have a higher output at high rpm, at idle, it's actually less and
> lights dim.  So,  while some super 100-140 amp alts exist, I'd prefer to
> find an alt rated around 70-80 amps as opposed to the stock 60-65.
> And so it goes....
>  BTW, actually Jeff, I own the only(very rare) "74" B made at the end of
the
> 75 run LOL  ;o)
> stephan #2821
>
>
>


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