[elky] Re: Alternator problem = Elky killer
- From: Saul Marsh <saulmarsh72@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2010 20:00:35 -0800 (PST)
We've both learned to appreciate the 1973-1977 El Camino! I'd probably wave at
a Chevelle from that era too.
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From: Mary McCarthy <printces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sun, November 7, 2010 1:55:27 PM
Subject: [elky] Re: Alternator problem = Elky killer
I'd wave.
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
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>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.
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>Yes, spotter is the proper term.
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>JC
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>On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 5:28 PM, Saul Marsh <saulmarsh72@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>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.
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>>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
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>>Subject: [elky] Re: Alternator problem = Elky killer
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>>2 MORE
>>JC
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>>On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 1:40 AM, John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>Here's some pictures. I'll send 2 at a time.
>>>JC
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>>>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
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>>>>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
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>>>>>
>>>>>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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