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higher amperage alternator 200 1981

posted by  don hodgdon on  Mon Sep 20 16:53 CST 2004
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I have recently replaced the '81 turbo's 55 amp alternator with external regulator to a 70 amp with internal regulator. It was a plug and play swap. The 70 amp alternator is physically larger and some have found it necessary to use slightly longer belts to clear the oil pressure sender, especially on the turbo models. The stock belt is 10mm by 925mm, the 10mm by 955mm makes installation a bit easier. The swap cured a lot of the electrical problems that I was having, especially eliminating the headlight flicker I was experiencing.


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don hodgdon '89 744ti, '81 242t, '71 D-35






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