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Upgrading from a generator to an alternator 120-130

posted by  KaptKaos on  Wed Feb 24 04:53 CST 2010
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My generator isn't charging the battery. This is fine during the daytime, but at night, its an issue.

I did a bunch of reading last night about swapping in an alternator for a generator. There's a ton of information out there, some of it conflicting.

Many folks talk about using the AC Delco units with the Swedish Embassy adapter. While this seems the most straight forward, the bracket is $100.

Others talked about using a first generation RX7 alternator. Not a lot of details on that other than "drops right in." Those kind of comments scare me a little.

If the Swedish Embassy route is the best answer, I can do that. I'd like to try and save the $100 if possible. So if anyone has an alternative that works well, please post some details.

Just so you know, I have a '65 122S Wagon with a B18. I think it's a later motor, but I don't think it has the bosses for the pivot on an alternator. I will check again this morning.

TIA

Joe





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