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Can't Find Alternator
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<blockquote data-quote="YJYJ94" data-source="post: 432886" data-attributes="member: 19993"><p>Got the biatch running again...thanks to everyone's help! Went to Napa and got an alternator rated for 78 amps. After install, I took it to my uncle (mechanic) just to make sure electrical was correct since voltage regulator wire was cut from harness by previous owner. When he checked the amperage being produced it was making 90 amps. He said when they rebuild the alternators, the internals they put at times create more amps than what they are rated for (good for me). </p><p>Sooo...I ended up having to switch out the pulley from the original to the new alternator and I had to open alternator and twist it 180 degrees so I could bolt it on the jeep's bracket. And voila....it started right up and it's charging again. Now for those who have never opened up an alternator like myself there is a trick to twisting the bracket. When you pull off the top half of the alternator two springs and two magnets pop out of their housing since the alternator's shaft is no longer there to keep them in. So when you twist the top half 180 degrees and are ready to put the alternator together, there is no way of doing it since the springs and magnets are popped out. So you have to put something like a paperclip through the holes in the magnets and housing to keep them in place as you assemble the alternator (there is an access hole outside the alternator to do this). Once assembled, you slide the paperclip out to release the spring and magenets. I included pics so you know what I mean. Luckily, I figured it out on the old alternator, otherwise, I would have broken the magnets on the new alternator like I did on the old one. I'm sure many already know how to do this, but hopefully this helps newbies like myself.[ATTACH=full]118948[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]118949[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]118950[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="YJYJ94, post: 432886, member: 19993"] Got the biatch running again...thanks to everyone's help! Went to Napa and got an alternator rated for 78 amps. After install, I took it to my uncle (mechanic) just to make sure electrical was correct since voltage regulator wire was cut from harness by previous owner. When he checked the amperage being produced it was making 90 amps. He said when they rebuild the alternators, the internals they put at times create more amps than what they are rated for (good for me). Sooo...I ended up having to switch out the pulley from the original to the new alternator and I had to open alternator and twist it 180 degrees so I could bolt it on the jeep's bracket. And voila....it started right up and it's charging again. Now for those who have never opened up an alternator like myself there is a trick to twisting the bracket. When you pull off the top half of the alternator two springs and two magnets pop out of their housing since the alternator's shaft is no longer there to keep them in. So when you twist the top half 180 degrees and are ready to put the alternator together, there is no way of doing it since the springs and magnets are popped out. So you have to put something like a paperclip through the holes in the magnets and housing to keep them in place as you assemble the alternator (there is an access hole outside the alternator to do this). Once assembled, you slide the paperclip out to release the spring and magenets. I included pics so you know what I mean. Luckily, I figured it out on the old alternator, otherwise, I would have broken the magnets on the new alternator like I did on the old one. I'm sure many already know how to do this, but hopefully this helps newbies like myself.[ATTACH type="full"]118948[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]118949[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]118950[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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