Ben,
This kid doesn't think $40.00 is a good price to buy a used alternator.
I didn't even look past one parts book, Victoria British, and they only
want 99.99 for a new one. And I know you can beat their price easily.
However, there is info in the archives regarding a basic bolt-in swap for
a GM alternator I believe, which is something like $40.00 new. See
http://www.triumphspitfire.com/substitute.html , down under "electrical"
for the specific part number if your interested in more information on
this.
See the following two sites for more info on how to do it, if your
interested.
http://jarmac.picarefy.com/spitfire/projects.html
http://www.vtr.org/maintain/alternator/conversions.html
Brad
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On Fri, 05 Oct 2001 18:44:18 -0700 Ben Miller <no1-bronco-fan@home.com>
writes:
> Hey all,
>
> Went to the parts store today to pick up a new air filter and on the
> way
> over my alternator took a crap on me. Had the guy there check it
> and
> there is no charging current. Joy, joy, I just got it running good
> again! (grrrrr) How difficult is the rebuild of the Lucas
> alternator?
> Alternatively, is $40.00 unreasonable for a used (not rebuilt)
> alternator?
> --
> Ben Miller
> --
> -An act of war has been committed. We MUST react accordingly!-
> '79 Spit - "Bitsy"
> Corvallis, Or.
> United States of America!
>
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