[elky] Re: Alternator problem = Elky killer
- From: Saul Marsh <saulmarsh72@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2010 17:09:23 -0700 (PDT)
JC I can confirm that the alternator in your garage is exactly what I have. So
thanks for the offer, but I've got a brand new one here.
I'm beginning to think I just fell into the trap of removing this thing too
quickly, and not paying attention to how it attached. But I swear the pulleys
don't line up even if I can finnagel a way to put this alternator back in.
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From: John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wed, November 3, 2010 8:59:17 PM
Subject: [elky] Re: Alternator problem = Elky killer
Check these pictures out Saul and let me know if this looks like it could
replace your old one.
JC
On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 6:25 PM, Saul Marsh <saulmarsh72@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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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