[elky] Re: Alternator problem = Elky killer
- From: STILLFRANKSFAULT@xxxxxxx
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 09:43:02 EST
Good reference shots.
Smoky Mt. Frank
In a message dated 11/6/2010 1:42:53 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
johncgg@xxxxxxxxx writes:
2 MORE
JC
On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 1:40 AM, John Christensen <_johncgg@xxxxxxxxxx
(mailto: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@xxxxxxxxxx
(mailto: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@xxxxxxxxxx
(mailto: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@xxxxxxxxxx (mailto:johncgg@xxxxxxxxx) >
To: _elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto: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@xxxxxxxxxx
(mailto: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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