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Re: Dead alternator

To: bauguesh@abcs.com
Subject: Re: Dead alternator
From: Bradley D Richardson <bradrichardson@juno.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2001 08:30:56 -0700
Howard,

The reason I had all those 'leads' for Ben, is I always planed to do
exactly what you did, if/when my alternator dies.

Brad

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On Sat, 06 Oct 2001 16:39:35 -0500 Howard Baugues <bauguesh@abcs.com>
writes:
> Ben & Brad,
> I replaced my Lucas alt. with a GM-7127 in my 76 Spit just last 
> month. The GM
> cost $35 for a remanufactured one with one yr. warranty. Cost 
> another 10-15 for
> new belt, bracket and plug to install it. I followed Dan Canaan's 
> directions and
> it works like a charm.
> 
> Howard Baugues
> 
> Bradley D Richardson wrote:
> 
> > 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
> >
> > =======
> >
> > 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
> > > --
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> > > '79 Spit - "Bitsy"
> > > Corvallis, Or.
> > > United States of America!
> > >
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