Dennis,
To match up with the wiring harness connector on my 77B, I had to have
AutoZone get me an alternator that their catalog says is for a '78. Thanks to
their 'lifetime' warranty, I'm now on my third one with just the original, about
$90, purchase.
Dennis Berman wrote:
> Members and Readers,
>
> Please excuse any "venting", its DAMN hot here in Texas,
> and this MG just wont stay up!
>
> Okay... so here's the problem (seems as if it never ends).
>
> Over the last 4 years, I have replaced 5 alternators.
> The first several lasted just outside of the warrenty period.
> One of them, the fan belt broke, whipping around, it broke the
> water pump bracket and the bracket on the alternator...
> This was clearly not covered under the warrenty.
>
> So, on Saturday, after driving around with an alternator that
> had a broken bracket (but still worked fine), I bought a new
> one from an MG specialist here in Dallas.
>
> Well, on Sunday, this new alternator failed. Jezzz... lasted less then
> 45 miles.
>
> So, here's my problem(s):
>
> 1) Sometime ago, I ordered an alternator from Autozone.
> After about two weeks, it finally arrived! Crap! the connector
> was the wrong type! Everything else looked right, but the
> connector was clearly wrong.
>
> 2) I had ordered just the outter bracket (from Moss) in an attempt
> to salvage the broken (yet working) alternator... After
> dismantelling
> it, I discovered that the new outter bracket was the wrong size.
> The alternator bearings were too small... In the process of
> disassembly,
> I broke the pulley shaft on the old alternator (now its useless...)
>
> 3) The MG Specialist here in Dallas charged me 180+ dollars for this
> new alternator (yep, only lasted 45 miles). Thats also 30 bucks less
> for an un-rebuildable core. And, I had to drive out there, pick it
> up,
> and install it in my MG. 180+ bucks seems a bit unrealistic.
>
> Here's my problem...
>
> Where on this green Earth can I find a place that will sell me, at a
> reasonable
> price, an alternator that I know will fit on this car?
>
> I don't want to have to pay shipping several times just because they
> sent
> me the wrong part.
>
> Am I expecting too much, or what?
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dennis Berman
>
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