A wise choice. To add my experience, my son bought the ac/delco alternator
for his 65B. This was to add the advantage of additional charging amps to
power electrical sucking sound devices he had added to the car.
The problem with the ac/delco conversion is that you have to cut off part
of one of the mounting ears to get it to fit and to line up the pulley.
Once you do that, the "lifetime warranty" no longer applies. My son paid
about $80 at NAPA which was the going rate (not the $30-$35 I had seen
mentioned) after we shopped around at our local Montana auto parts stores.
After fitting the alternator to the car, he found out that the alternator
was not putting out the amps it should - his shop class at school measured
its output at about 5 amps. And another student had a similar problem with
this model of alternator, having to return three units before he got one
that worked.
Still, if you need additional charging power, a conversion might be the way
to go. Otherwise, stick with the original. Maybe pick up a used one for a
spare.
David Councill
67 BGT
72 B
At 06:45 AM 3/13/2003 -0600, Ken Waringa wrote:
>Thanks for all the inputs on the alternator conversion. I ordered the stock
>alternator from Advance Auto Parts. It cost me $101, has a lifetime
>warranty and will be at the store by 1:30 today.
>
>I was looking at a conversion because this is his only vehicle and if it
>goes out again, another has to be ordered, they aren't kept in stock. We'll
>stick with the original.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Ken
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