[elky] Re: Alternator problem = Elky killer
- From: John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 20:50:40 -0500
I have a spare I could send you. I am using a higher amp one I got from
Jared.
If the parts store doesn't work with you, we can compare what I have to what
you need and I can ship it out to you.
It's the backup for the El Camino, and I will be changing to serpentine
eventually, so I hope I never need it.
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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