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Subject: FW: Re: alternator for TR4A
From: Mark J Bradakis <mjb>
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 1997 17:16:25 -0600 (MDT)
[BOUNCE triumphs@Autox.Team.Net:    Non-member submission from [Leif Johnston 
<leifj@proxicom.com>]]

     Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 11:23:58 -0400
     From: Leif Johnston <leifj@proxicom.com>
     Subject: Re: alternator for TR4A

Did the alternator have an internal voltage regulator and/or did you
leave the lucas one in place.  I assume you did a negative ground
conversion concurrently?

I am replacing the wiring harness and wnat to do the whole thing in one
swell foop
-- 

Leif Johnston
'62 TR4 - CT3729L (maybe a daily driver one day??)
Fredericksburg, VA

Gregory Petrolati wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 11 Jul 1997, Dave Page wrote:
> 
> > I've been toying with the idea of converting the 4A from a generator-based
> > to alternator-based charging system.  I recently saw a 4A at a meet that had
> > the conversion.  The owner used an alternator off a '67 Rambler.  Is there
> > perhaps a more easily found unit that can be used?  What else is involved in
> > the changeover?  Thanks in advance for any and all responses.
> >
>         You may want to check out "More BS about TRs" by Bob Schaller
>         (available from TRF. He laid out the conversion using Ford eletrics...
>         I did his conversion on my TR4... After 4 voltage regulators and 3
>         generators The change was... refreshing. In one shot I just about
>         eliminated 90% of my TR xheadaches.
> 
>         That was over 5 years ago and the only problem I have encountered
>         since was when I got the fan belt too tight and messed up a bearing
>         in the alternator.
> 
>         Good luck
> 
>         Greg Petrolati

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