| Re: alternator on an '85 auto |
Subject: Re: alternator on an '85 auto by PLETZVET on 2009/8/16 21:21:35 Hi Pete & Chuck, I think I got my numbers crossed on the amperages - thanks for clarifying, Chuck. Any reason why you haven't tried a 200 amp alternator during one of your replacements? I just pulled it off the car and although the sticker is long past being readable, I found the following stamped info: "Delco Remy" and 2 rows of numbers, the top: "1101 037 70A" and the bottom row reads: "??? 12V NEG". Anyway, this has me wondering...could it only be 70 amps - is that possible? Who knows what was PO's put on it?? Before pulling it out of the car I started it up, and had a DVM on the battery. The DVM and the display in the dash read exactly the same at all times. Cold - it was reading 14.1-14.3. I pulled on the headlights, and turned on the AC and within 3-4 minutes readings were in the low 13's eventually dropping down as low as 12.6 when the fan kicked on. I could hear the alternator make a bit of a rattling noise when under max load and after running the car no more than 5 minutes the alternator was so hot, I couldn't hold the palm of my hand on it. I'm thinking I was pretty lucky to in my 3 hour drive home last night. Dan |
