I have a General Motors alternator and you can buy "Lucas" stickers at
most of the big suppliers. I am sure that that makes it original
equipment...and besides, it blows the concours people's minds! ;-)
Well worth the effort, IMHO
Michael
TR6 with 24,000 miles in the last year and a half...it gets driven!
On Fri, 24 Sep 1999, frank wrote:
>
> I'm not sure why anyone (except for concours people) would like to
> fit a "good as new"/rebuilt Lucas 15/17/21 ACR alternator to their
> TR6, as they're pretty whimpy in terms of output. My 1969 TR6 had
> (yes, past tense, my brother and I replaced it on the weekend) a
> 15ACR, which outputs (I think) a whole 18 amps max. That's pretty
> pathetic given that the headlights will take about 10 amps by
> themselves, plus being a PI it has an electric fuel pump which
> draws some indecent amount of current (which is probably
> understandable given that the motor is a wiper motor...).
>
> We put on a Bosch unit from a Chrysler (not sure what model as it
> was just lying around after someone's engine rebuild), replaced
> the bearings, cleaned up the slip rings, and fitted an internal
> regulator (which includes new brushes) for AUS$40. The only
> difficulty was grinding the spacers on the mouting bracket to fit
> and get the pulley to line up, and that wasn't difficult. The result
> is a 55 amp alternator, which seems to do a sterling job of charging
> the battery - the headlights don't even go dim at idle, and the
> voltage never drops below 12.7V or so with every accessory & main
> beam on, even at idle. I think that's a fairly decent mod. to make...
> OK it's not original, but if that means I don't have to replace my
> battery again, then that's alright with me.
>
> Frank Biedermann
> '69 TR6
> Adelaide
> AUSTRALIA
>
> Adrian Dix-Dyer wrote:
>
> > In the UK I believe TR6's were fitted with a Lucas 17ACR unit with built
> in
> > regulator. In fact virtually all British mainline production cars were
> > fitted with this type of alternator from the early seventies for many
> years.
> > They are plentiful secondhand or reconditioned in UK and available from £
> 10
> > or so. It may be worth the shipping to US of A???
> > Regards
> > Dixie TR4A CT 64306
>
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>
> > Which of you knows what alternator I need?
> > The next step will be electronic ignition,,,so be on the lookout for my
> > question and have your answers ready.
> > Thanks, :-)
> > JS
> >
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