OK, OK, so I'm an originality junkie, but I'd like to get my old Series V
alternator working again - I'm reluctant to resort to the one-wire GM
because I really do want to preserve the car "as manufactured" if I can, but
I may have no choice if I can't get this sorted.
I have two alternators - #1 has bad bearings and 'howls' (but charges really
great!) and #2 works nicely but has *very* low output (with lights and
blower on and the engine at full revs it barely keeps the AMPS needle
vertical - at anything less it's a dead loss.)
So.. the questions are:
1) Does anybody have a source or part number for the alternator bearings
(for unit #1) so I can just replace them? I am not sure run-of-the-mill
bearings from my local Bearing Supply house will do, as I recall the
difference being the heat/speed of an alternator requires more 'robust'
bearings?
2) If the output is low (on unit #2), could it just be the diodes and can I
then just switch the diode plates?
3) Given that the above two are unresolvable, has anybody ever published a
definitive "Replace your F*&(!%G Lousy Lucas 'Prince Of Darkness' Alpine
Alternator with this Nifty GM One-wire" article, with the correct part
number of GM alternator and measured drawings of new brackets (if needed)?
(I've seen several articles with wiring and such for this conversion, but
never a mention of which *SPECIFIC* GM alternator fits our cars best, nor
how to bracket it up.)
Oh, and one other question - has anyone ever found a viable replacement for
the original PCV valve as found on the Stromberg CD equipped cars? (I'm
referring to the unobtainium special black valve found on the intake
manifold, not the unobtainium 'flame trap' canister on the oil fill neck.)
Thanks!
-Kevin McLemore
1967 Alpine Series V, B395015623
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