[elky] Re: Alternator problem = Elky killer
- From: Saul Marsh <saulmarsh72@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2010 18:30:40 -0700 (PDT)
I have a photo that I took before I took the alternator off. It clearly shows
the alternator going on the front side of the bracket, so that's part of the
problem right there. Problem is, with the new bracket, I'd have to put the
slider bolt in from the back (underneath the bracket), which doesn't make alot
of sense, so I think maybe the diagram in the '73 GMC Sprint Manual.
I'm glad I was able to find that photo. It was in my "Sent Items" from yahoo
mail. I tried sending that photo to this list awhile back, but now I see that
it's a huge file (2.42 MB) so it never made it through. Anyway, tomorrow, I'll
put the old brackets back on and try this again. I don't think my new shiny
chrome brackets will work. And I just don't understand why GM would ever
design
anything like my old brackets.
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From: Saul Marsh <saulmarsh72@xxxxxxxxx>
To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wed, November 3, 2010 6:25:03 PM
Subject: [elky] Alternator problem = Elky killer
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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