Hi V8 ers,
Been chasing electrical problems for the last few weeks. Something was
draining the battery when it was off, fixed that but the battery wasn't
working right. Tested OK once then 9 days later tested bad. Put in a
new battery and then a couple of days later the ignition light started
coming on about 5 minutes after starting - alternator getting hot.
Tested the alternator and now it tests bad.
It's a Rover - Lucus alternator I got from Glen to fit on his cast
aluminum mounting bracket on the passenger side of the engine. I really
wanted to go with the GM alternator set up, but for some reason he
wouldn't sell me the mount, so I went with the Rover set up. So now
that I've got a bad alternator and Glen's phone doesn't answer, I've got
a couple of questions.
Does anybody have or know where I can find the GM alternator mount and
can you tell me which alternator to buy ?
Much less desirable alternative - does anybody have or know where I can
find a replacement Rover alternator ?
It's quite frustrating to have spent so much time on this conversion and
now to keep having these seemingly unrelated electrical problems.
Thanks for the help,
Cheers,
Rick
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