john_p_b
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| posted on 3/10/04 at 03:36 PM |
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which alternator?
finaly gave up trying to make my standard sierra alternator fit today and it seems a bit pointless having such a huge alternator to just run a few
lights!
so which one's best to go for? model/year of vehicle would be good or a part number would be excellent! or even all of the above!!
getting the buzz to be getting on with things again now i know i'll be back at work off the sick in a week or so and thus have some much needed
money back to spend!
cheers
john
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James
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| posted on 3/10/04 at 04:08 PM |
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Been asked (and answered) loads before.
IMHO Bedford Rascal (or the Japanese equivalent) are good. Really small and have a Pinto profile 'V' belt. Loads about (3 in my fav'
scrappy) and cheap- £20 ish.
There are a couple of models of alt' so look for the alloy casing one.
If you have the bracket from the Rascal too then you can easily cut off the U shape bit that it bolts to and weld this to a new plate that fits your
Pinto engine mounts. 30 min job!
Hope that helps,
James
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john_p_b
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| posted on 3/10/04 at 04:20 PM |
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repetitive question!
sorry  i figured it had been asked plenty before but i lose the will to live after searching things for a few minutes!
scrap yard here i come
thanks.
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mad-butcher
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| posted on 4/10/04 at 05:52 PM |
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dihatsu charade or suzuki vitara wee easy to wire up but needs a 12v feed to exite the alternator see siert's website for details
tony
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indykid
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| posted on 11/10/04 at 08:15 PM |
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so has anyone used a rascal alternator and managed to find a feed for an electric choke? I've got a rascal alt which charges the battery, but i
can't seem to get anything from the other terminals. on the sierra there was a post with a nut which fed it but the rascal one aint got that.
what can i use?
 
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john_p_b
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| posted on 12/10/04 at 09:40 AM |
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feed for auto choke
can't you just run a feed from ignition so as soon as u start up it gets a feed?
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 12/10/04 at 02:55 PM |
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auto choke feed on them is about 3 or 4 volts i think 
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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Jonte
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| posted on 12/10/04 at 08:55 PM |
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I used the alternator from an Daihatsu Charade.
 
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