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Re: alternator question for 74.5 MGB

To: "William Killeffer" <wtkilleffer@tn.freei.net>, <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: alternator question for 74.5 MGB
From: "Mark and kathy LaPierre" <mgtrcars@cyberlink.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 21:16:31 -0500
Hi Bill,
    There is a good tech tip in the MGB Moss parts catalog on converting
alternator connectors.
If you don't have the correct catalog give me a shout and I'll dig it up.
         Good Luck,    Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: William Killeffer <wtkilleffer@tn.freei.net>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2000 8:49 PM
Subject: alternator question for 74.5 MGB


> Hello again listers,
> I ordered an alternator from a local Autozone because its price was lower
> than the catalogs and it came with a lifetime warranty. The new unit looks
> and connects just like the old one but there is one problem. The
connection
> on the back has three spades just like the old one, but the spade in the
> middle is wider than the connector on the wiring harness. The clerk who
took
> my order knew what he was doing and made sure that we were ordering the
> correct unit and I made sure that my car's VIN # matched up with those for
> 1974.5. Is it safe to modify the connector to make it fit or am I back at
> square one? I was so hoping to have the car out this weekend with its new
> radiator, water pump and alternator...
> Thanks,
> Bill
>


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