[elky] Re: Alternator problem = Elky killer
- From: Saul Marsh <saulmarsh72@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2010 10:49:25 -0800 (PST)
A funny thing I joke about, I feel like the '73-'77 owners belong to a special
group, since this generation is probably least popular among restorers. But if
I'm in my Sprint, and I wave to another '73-'77 car, I have yet to have anyone
wave back. I grew up in old VW buses, and everytime another VW bus drove by,
the drivers always made it a point to wave and honk the horn. Maybe the
'73-'77
owners are embarassed by their rides rather than proud? I still like VW buses,
too, and occasionally entertain the idea of getting one instead of my Sprint.
But they're even more expensive now than elkies, and I kinda like having a V-8
powered truck.
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From: John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sun, November 7, 2010 3:08:58 AM
Subject: [elky] Re: Alternator problem = Elky killer
Don't be afraid to approach this person with the Elky. You may have more in
common than you think, and he or she will probably be happy to help.
Yes, spotter is the proper term.
JC
On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 5:28 PM, Saul Marsh <saulmarsh72@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thanks JC. The 68BB photo is similar to the chrome brackets I purchased. Note
that on your upper bracket, your alternator is behind the bracket, so you can
loosen the slider bolt from the front. On my '73, my alternator has to be
placed in front of the bracket. Also, your alternator mounting bolt (through
the lower alternator bracket) appears to have one long spacer. I ended up with
one long spacer and two shorter ones, which I wish I paid more attention to
what
order they came off.
>
>Today I put the old brackets back on and it almost looks right, but is still
>not. My pulley does not line up with the other pulleys. And it appears
>that if
>I could get the pulley to line up, the belt would interfere with the end of
>that
>long mounting bolt (the one with the spacers). I can't believe I'm having
>this
>much trouble with this repair. My next step is to as a coworker of mine if I
>can look under the hood of his '75 El Camino so I can compare. Might be a
>little awkward because I don't know this coworker at all....I just know
>there's
>a '75 El Camino in the parking lot next to mine every day. I am an El Camino
>stalker.
>
>
>
>
>
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From: John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Sat, November 6, 2010 1:41:36 AM
>
>Subject: [elky] Re: Alternator problem = Elky killer
>
>
>2 MORE
>JC
>
>
>On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 1:40 AM, John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>Here's some pictures. I'll send 2 at a time.
>>JC
>>
>>
>>
>>On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 1:07 AM, John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>When ever I take the front brackets off my car, I take pictures as I go. I do
>>this for the very reason you are having problems with it. I have done this
>>before (taken them off and not paid attention), and it's frustrating. I may
>>even
>>have them archived. I'll look.
>>
>>>JC
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 7:09 PM, Saul Marsh <saulmarsh72@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>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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