Landy-Max
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So, I'm British living in Tennessee. SO options are somewhat limited. The car is UK built, RHD, '75 - 78 UK, then spent 1978 approx to 2010 approx in Western or Northern Territory. Australia, then somehow came to USA.
My alternator died yesterday. I tested the battery with engine on and off and I get 12.6 volts. I know I got more before as I calibrated my centre dash Smiths Voltmeter this year. The garage also was indicator something was wrong!
So, I took it off, cleaned connectors / connections - re-installed. Still dead.
Took it apart, it's an old (not 1975!) Lucas unit, that was refurbished - but I have NO IDEA when.
Wires all look good. I open the Alternator and it was pretty crusty, almost looks cooked inside. Magnets were OK, but copper was worn. Winding looks fragile. Might had had ventilation issues in past as I had to clean A LOT of mud from engine bay / chassis. Otherwise I don;t know why it would be to bad.
SO: Question, Do I go for a 40amp BritPart (eBay) and presumably NOT bother with wire improvement OR RoversNorth 70amp and run a new Alt-BAT (Solenoid) line?
(I do NOT have any extra electrics, like Spots or Radio or anything really.)
OR is there another option?
EBAY
ROVERSNORTH
I polished all the old hardware for new one; try to keep it OEM as possible.
If 70AMP - is it easy to run that new wire, I have little experience in this. I am assuming just the correct gauge from Alt to Solenoid will do it and ZipTie it to existing Loom?
Thanks chaps
Max
My alternator died yesterday. I tested the battery with engine on and off and I get 12.6 volts. I know I got more before as I calibrated my centre dash Smiths Voltmeter this year. The garage also was indicator something was wrong!
So, I took it off, cleaned connectors / connections - re-installed. Still dead.
Took it apart, it's an old (not 1975!) Lucas unit, that was refurbished - but I have NO IDEA when.
Wires all look good. I open the Alternator and it was pretty crusty, almost looks cooked inside. Magnets were OK, but copper was worn. Winding looks fragile. Might had had ventilation issues in past as I had to clean A LOT of mud from engine bay / chassis. Otherwise I don;t know why it would be to bad.
SO: Question, Do I go for a 40amp BritPart (eBay) and presumably NOT bother with wire improvement OR RoversNorth 70amp and run a new Alt-BAT (Solenoid) line?
(I do NOT have any extra electrics, like Spots or Radio or anything really.)
OR is there another option?
EBAY
ROVERSNORTH
I polished all the old hardware for new one; try to keep it OEM as possible.
If 70AMP - is it easy to run that new wire, I have little experience in this. I am assuming just the correct gauge from Alt to Solenoid will do it and ZipTie it to existing Loom?
Thanks chaps
Max
