kermit_rr · Dec 23, 2021

tyke100 said:
No.
Crap , dirt , **** and oil al the way around and inside.
Not sure how old it is or how long it was inside.

Guess it's beyond refurbishing by the looks of it.

Looks like melted plastic!!
Probably needs more than 'wipe gently with a non abrasive cloth'

brianp38dse · Dec 23, 2021

Wow that was quick delivery on the replacement if its not putting out 14.7v you could fit the uprated regulator to the new one and all will be right in the world

Datatek · Dec 23, 2021

tyke100 said:
Well, I got the one I been recommended earlier and is in now.
1.5 hours in the rain and that thing is replaced.

Not tested yet, need to get dry first.
Bit I guess the old one was just too old and needed replacing by.

Hopeful it has the right rating so I don't need to get it out again.
Test will tell.

Not sure if the old one had 14.7.

That's quite a coating of dried oil and road dirt

The alternator would clean up no problem, new bearing and regulator and it would be as good as new

Ratae · Dec 23, 2021

State of that probably best to consider full rebuild - slip ring, regulator, rectifier, bearings.

Datatek · Dec 23, 2021

Ratae said:
State of that probably best to consider full rebuild - slip ring, regulator, rectifier, bearings.

True enough, but that gets a bit harder to do.

Ratae · Dec 23, 2021

Fun part's the slip ring.

kermit_rr · Dec 23, 2021

Or just buy a new one for ~£100 and save the bother

Datatek · Dec 23, 2021

kermit_rr said:
Or just buy a new one for ~£100 and save the bother

That's OK for you rich people, us poor pensioners have to make do and mend. I hate throwing away good stuff.

kermit_rr · Dec 23, 2021

Datatek said:
That's OK for you rich people, us poor pensioners have to make do and mend. I hate throwing away good stuff.

I hate it too, but i also hate throwing days at a project, put at all back together to find it goes pop before you're off the drive.. I've got my old alternator still, i can do something like that when I'm bored and nothing better to fix lol

Datatek · Dec 23, 2021

kermit_rr said:
I hate it too, but i also hate throwing days at a project, put at all back together to find it goes pop before you're off the drive.. I've got my old alternator still, i can do something like that when I'm bored and nothing better to fix lol

I had a side line repairing and testing alternators, do the bearings, regulator, diode pack and if needed the slip rings and you would have to be unlucky to get a failure, only the windings are left and they rarely fail. Most often all that was needed was brushes although I would change the pully end bearing for safety.

dubbleRR · Dec 23, 2021

Ratae said:
Fun part's the slip ring.

And slipped liners

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kermit_rr · Dec 23, 2021

dubbleRR said:
And slipped liners . ....

I've not had to deal with that particular one yet

Mark Piercy · Dec 23, 2021

It looks like years of possible leaks from the fip...

tomcat59alan · Dec 23, 2021

Datatek said:
That's OK for you rich people, us poor pensioners have to make do and mend. I hate throwing away good stuff.

Hear hear.or is it here here.?

tomcat59alan · Dec 23, 2021

kermit_rr said:
I've not had to deal with that particular one yet

Yet

Rubberknees · Dec 24, 2021

tomcat59alan said:
Hear hear.or is it here here.?

With you there Alan

Rubberknees · Dec 24, 2021

tomcat59alan said:
Yet

He's just put the curse on it now, so we will sit back and wait

kermit_rr · Dec 24, 2021

Rubberknees said:
He's just put the curse on it now, so we will sit back and wait

cant slip under its own weight while i'm not using it, can it?

Rubberknees · Dec 24, 2021

kermit_rr said:
cant slip under its own weight while i'm not using it, can it?

It was built by Land Rover so don't bet on it

kermit_rr · Dec 24, 2021

Rubberknees said:
It was built by Land Rover so don't bet on it

The fact buick sold the engine within a few years of its design because they decided back then it was crap, speaks volumes

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