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Re: [TR] Question on installing a Delco 7127 style alternator on a

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Subject: Re: [TR] Question on installing a Delco 7127 style alternator on a
From: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:38:02 +0000 (UTC)
Just quick couple of things I learned along the way on this.  It's critical to 
get the pulleys lined up just right and to stabilize the bottom bolt, or else 
the top bracket will vibrate and crack through.  I destroyed two before I got 
it right.  

I seem to recall that there were a couple of wiring options.  The one I chose 
involved buying about three feet of heavy guage power wire to run to the 
solenoid.  Apparently these come in "big" strand and "little" strand.  The big 
strand version broke a couple of times at the alternator connector due to 
vibration.  The little strand version has worked great for two season of daily 
driving.

That, by the way, is just another reminder of the kind of bugs that 
restorations innately encounter, and why buying a "restored" car at top dollar 
might be a frustration, unless from one of those top quality groups who 
participate here on the List.  

Has anyone ever put together a list of the more common bugs they encountered 
after putting their restoration on the road?  


Terry Smith, '59 TR3A
New Hampshire

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