Have you considered a Delco replacement. I had the same challenges you faced
until I installed the delco.
http://pages.prodigy.net/larryhoy/BritishCarHome.htm
Check my FAQ/Tech pages.
Larry Hoy
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
>Behalf Of Dennis Berman
>Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 1:54 PM
>To: mgs@autox.team.net
>Cc: Dennis Berman
>Subject: 1977 MGB Alternator Despair...
>
>
>Members and Readers,
>
>Please excuse any "venting", its DAMN hot here in Texas,
>and this MG just wont stay up!
>
>Okay... so here's the problem (seems as if it never ends).
>
>Over the last 4 years, I have replaced 5 alternators.
>The first several lasted just outside of the warrenty period.
>One of them, the fan belt broke, whipping around, it broke the
>water pump bracket and the bracket on the alternator...
>This was clearly not covered under the warrenty.
>
>So, on Saturday, after driving around with an alternator that
>had a broken bracket (but still worked fine), I bought a new
>one from an MG specialist here in Dallas.
>
>Well, on Sunday, this new alternator failed. Jezzz... lasted less then
>45 miles.
>
>So, here's my problem(s):
>
>1) Sometime ago, I ordered an alternator from Autozone.
> After about two weeks, it finally arrived! Crap! the connector
> was the wrong type! Everything else looked right, but the
> connector was clearly wrong.
>
>2) I had ordered just the outter bracket (from Moss) in an attempt
> to salvage the broken (yet working) alternator... After
>dismantelling
> it, I discovered that the new outter bracket was the wrong size.
> The alternator bearings were too small... In the process of
>disassembly,
> I broke the pulley shaft on the old alternator (now its useless...)
>
>3) The MG Specialist here in Dallas charged me 180+ dollars for this
> new alternator (yep, only lasted 45 miles). Thats also 30 bucks less
> for an un-rebuildable core. And, I had to drive out there, pick it
>up,
> and install it in my MG. 180+ bucks seems a bit unrealistic.
>
>Here's my problem...
>
>Where on this green Earth can I find a place that will sell me, at a
>reasonable
>price, an alternator that I know will fit on this car?
>
>I don't want to have to pay shipping several times just because they
>sent
>me the wrong part.
>
>Am I expecting too much, or what?
>
>Thank you in advance.
>
>
>
>Regards,
>
>Dennis Berman
>
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