Rick, will you share with us what the Delco alternator is from? John
Rick Roberts wrote:
> My electrical system was groggy at best. Upon reading many threads on
> both this and the UK NG, it was decided an alternator upgrade was in
> order.
>
> 1. A direct bolt on replacement was obtained from my local alternator
> shop, (supposedly from an 80 Ford Fiesta but they crossed it to a
> Delco-55 amp), and with no modifications other than slight filing of the
> adjusting bracket, the replacement fit flawlessly. Even the same fan
> belt was used.
>
> 2. I then attacked, by either replacing or REMOVING, all of the bullet
> connectors under the hood.
>
> 3. Reworking all of the grounds in the boot was next on the list, it
> went without a hitch.
>
> 4. Load isolation: Installed a 30A relay on the green/pink circuit
> plus further adding a 30A relay isolating the heater fan. Put another
> 30A relay on the fuel pump plus replaced the speaker wire the DPO had
> feeding it. All of the load side of the relays were fed by healthy 12 ga
> wire, fused and fed from the starter solenoid. My ignition switch
> sighed in relief.
>
> 5. I now have all bright lights, windshield wipers that actually move,
> plus a blower that will kick up the dust. The brake lights now do not
> make the radio shut off!
>
> Perhaps many steps could have been left out to achieve the end result,
> but I now have a lot of confidence in my electrical system I didn't
> enjoy before.
>
> Rick Roberts
> Columbus, Ohio USA
> 73 MGB
> ICQ:29075776
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