Peter, by all means, do the Bosch conversion off of the 78-80 Ford Fiesta. I
did it and it was the MOST simple thing I believe I have ever done to my TR
besides put gas in it. 15 minute job. The Lucas plug plugs directly into
this Bosch and no other mods. Even used my same belt. I have a 76. Now the
turn signals work as they should every time, I even turned on the A/C,
headlights on high beam, the wipers, the blower on the fan, and the radio
while the turn signals were on and my digital voltmeter stayed at 13.5
volts. Turn everything off, 13.7 volts.
>From: "Kronberg, Peter" <Peter.Kronberg@hp.com>
>Reply-To: "Kronberg, Peter" <Peter.Kronberg@hp.com>
>To: "Triumph 6 Pack" <6pack@autox.team.net>
>Subject: remanufactured Lucas alternators
>Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 08:17:16 -0500
>
>Hey List,
>On the heels of that alternator whining I'm experiencing at low RPM,
>I've deduced that probably all of the bearing and slip ring hardware
>could stand replacement. Now, I plan on undertaking this rebuild, but
>started to nose around for a remanufactured unit, just for the halibut.
>My local British car mechanic (who I go to as IN-frequently as possible,
>no offense...) told me that in his business he has seen a notably higher
>failure rate of the remanufactured units, at least since Lucas was
>purchased by some outfit with GM ties.
>Anyone care to comment on this? Tips for rebuilding? Suitable OEM
>replacements (without any re-engineering, please).
>
>Thanx in advance,
>
>Pete
>CF51563U, and running well despite the whiney alternator
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