[elky] Alternator problem = Elky killer
- From: Saul Marsh <saulmarsh72@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 16:25:03 -0700 (PDT)
Hi guys,
>>
>>I occasionally spend a few minutes when available trying to get my alternator
>>problem figured out. Brought my alternator to Autozone last month and it
>>tested
>>bad, so I turned it in and got a new one. Thought I compared the old and new
>>one together, but apparently did not do a good enough job checking it.
>>Replacing an alternator should be an easy job, right? New one doesn't
>>fit. I'm
>>having a helluva time and my car can't be moved as a result. I wish I could
>>get
>>my old alternator back, just long enough to move the car into the garage.
>>
>>My questions:
>>
>>1. Do I have an alternator or a generator? My dash light says "GEN" and my
>>'73
>>GMC Sprint manual calls it a "Delcotron Generator Assembly." The Autozone
>>computer calls it an "alternator."
>>2. Shouldn't there be a difference between alternators on pre-'75 and
>>post-'75
>>models? I bought shiny new chrome alternator brackets thinking that the old
>>brackets looked like something thrown together by some shadetree mechanic.
>>The
>>new brackets are good for models up through 1975. The Autozone computer
>>shows
>>the same alternator for a '73 307, '73 350, and a '77 350. Maybe they tried
>>to
>>make one alternator interchangeable with too many others.
>>3. Where can I find some sort of identifying code on my engine? Given that
>>the
>>previous owner used this Sprint as a parts car for other cars, I'm not even
>>sure
>>I have the original 350 anymore.
>>4. Am I an idiot for even taking this project on?
>>
>>Thanks all for your help. Nothing urgent here, but I sure would like to at
>>least be able to move my Sprint without selling it as a parts car.
>>
>>Saul
>>'73 GMC Sprint
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