[Mgs] Replacement alternator

[Charles Robinson]

You didn't say what year  the B is.  I looked the alternator up. I note 
there's a16AC unit,45A, for 68-69.  Might be a better fit. What unit 
came off the car?

CR


On 4/22/2021 4:59 AM, PaulHunt73 wrote:
> Yesterday on a friend of a friend's CB MGB. A 'universal' 16/17/18ACR 
> of 55 amps output and a new belt of the same number that came off - 
> 10900. The only way the belt would go on was by fitting it before the 
> mounting bolts! With the body sitting on the engine mount there is 
> still at least 1/2" of movement in the adjuster that can't be used, 
> and with everything installed the adjuster has barely moved from the 
> minimum position.
>
> Two other people on the MGOC forum found the same thing, so I suspect 
> the body on these is fatter. One was offered alternative belts of 
> 10925 and 10950 but not unsurprisingly at the time stayed with the 
> original. Maybe the 10925 would be a better bet, I was aware of the 
> 10950 for late RBs but felt that might be too big.
> PaulH.
>
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