[Healeys] FW: Mount a coil on an alternator.

[Robert F. Begani]

Simon:

 

I do know that Standard Motors who, from the beginning of the automobile
industry, was and still is a major American manufacturer of coils, relays,
etc, does not recommend putting any of those items on the motor due to
vibration.  I know this because I read their instructions on how to install
a coil relay between the starter switch and the glow plugs on my diesel
engine in by sailboat. The manufacturer of the engine Universal Westerbek
sells a bracket to mount the coil on the engine because it was always
mounted there, I guess. Hard to change old habits.

 

It stands to reason they will last a lot longer if there are not shaken and
never stirred. Mine is not mounted on the alternator, either. 

 

Season's Greetings

 

My New Year's resolution is to put the rebuilt engine in by BJ8 after the
1st of the year and drive it.

 

Bob Begani

BJ8 67

 

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Simon
Lachlan
Sent: Friday, December 23, 2016 1:08 PM
To: 'Healey Group' <healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net> >
Subject: [Healeys] Mount a coil on an alternator.

 

I've had an alternator in my BT7 for a while now.

So, when I was doing the job, I looked at pictures of other people's
installations. Nobody's coil was mounted on the alternator as coils were/are
mounted on the generators.

I didn't mount mine on the alternator either.

Now, I'm wondering why everybody found ingenious places to put the coils and
nobody ingeniously adapted their brackets to fit onto their alternator.

Do alternators get too hot? Do they give off some kind of magic death ray
that fries coils or what??

Any reasons not to do it??

Thanks,

Simon

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