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Author:  Jopapa [ Thu Aug 09, 2007 4:54 pm ]
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First of all, I'm a tard for even ordering one in the first place. I was tired after a long 12+ hour shift when I ordered a Delco alternator from Rockauto, and every time I saw "Delco" I kept thinkng "Denso". So now I have a reman Delco alternator that something was buggered up on during assembly and the damn shaft won't even turn in it without a great deal of force.

Just ranting. I should've been more attentive and ordered the Beck/Arnley...
Author:  SlantSixDan [ Thu Aug 09, 2007 5:15 pm ]
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It doesn't matter whose name is on the box. It all comes from the same slop factories. "Remanufactured" parts are junk, and you're setting yourself up for another failure. Brand-new alternators are readily enough available that it's worth buying one and saving yourself the trouble.
Author:  Jopapa [ Thu Aug 09, 2007 5:21 pm ]
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It doesn't matter whose name is on the box. It all comes from the same slop factories. "Remanufactured" parts are junk, and you're setting yourself up for another failure. Brand-new alternators are readily enough available that it's worth buying one and saving yourself the trouble.
True, but I just wanted a temporary fix to last until I convert to a 3-wire GM style alt. I guess "temporary" in this case is limited to the time it took to pull it out of the box :evil:

Edit: Oh hey, turns out the bolts on the housing were way overtorqued. I loosened them, tightened them down good n' snug, and now it spins freely and easily. Cool, this oughta last until I can do the alt conversion.
Author:  Charrlie_S [ Thu Aug 09, 2007 6:05 pm ]
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until I convert to a 3-wire GM style alt. .
Why do you want to do that? If you want a higher output, why not use the later style Nippondenso alternators, like on the dodge trucks in the 1990's?
Author:  SlantSixDan [ Thu Aug 09, 2007 6:55 pm ]
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Yeah, what Charrlie_S said. Why a Delco? They work and everything, and Sam Powell's got one on his car, but...why a Delco? The Nippondenso units are smaller, lighter, easier to mount, very reliable, and externally regulated. That last point is an advantage because with an internally-regulated design like the Delco, if the alternator or regulator fails, you have to remove and replace (or remove, tear down, and rebuild) the whole alternator. Much easier to swap a regulator by the side of the road! :shock:
Author:  Jopapa [ Thu Aug 09, 2007 7:03 pm ]
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until I convert to a 3-wire GM style alt. .
Why do you want to do that? If you want a higher output, why not use the later style Nippondenso alternators, like on the dodge trucks in the 1990's?
It's a Denso unit, but it's from an 85 Buick Riviera. 94A, and 3-wire, not the "simple to install" one-wire.

Dan, the Delco was a screwup on my part. I just wanted a stock 60A alternator that I could pop in until I have all the necessary parts for the Nippondenso alternator conversion. When I saw "Delco" on Rockauto, for some reason (I'm gonna use fatigue for my excuse) I kept thinking "Denso". Yeah it's internally regulated, but that doesn't concern me. I've replaced internal regulators before with little problem (in this case, it can still be a "side of the road" fix because it's bolted in instead of soldered).

Out of curiosity though, what particular truck/engine combo would work with our engines, and what all would be involved to convert? I see you can go up to 120 amps with some, and if it is, in fact, easier to install that than the '85 Riviera alternator I was planning to, I'd consider going this route.
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