vindats1 Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 Ok, I kept saying that I smelled something burning when I drove my 311 Roadster last couple of times...of course everyone said...naaa..your imagination. Well when a fellow NWDE member came over to help me...charging system had stopped working...we found a melted alternator plug and melted wire. PO had put in a huge alternator and had tucked the wire bundle or rat's nest of wires up close to the block, keep them warmer that way? Yep, I was smelling something...always trust your own nose over your friend's noses. Going back to the stock alternator as soon as I find the stock, not aftermarket bolt for it. Quote Link to comment
FoxyRoadster Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 Is it the GM alt? might run a fuse if you liked the amount of power it produced over stock. Quote Link to comment
vindats1 Posted November 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 The GM alt is too huge and was .22 mm away from the steering rod. I don't need a whole lot of amperage..no A/C or stereo sytem, just the radio which works fine. So, back to the stock one...should work fine. Going to try to get some of the engine parts cleaned and polished up during the winter. Tana Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 Yes, nothing wrong with a Datsun alternator. Mine daily driver even has the original 1972 voltage regulator! Quote Link to comment
exit64 Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 Do yourself a favor and mount it on the "cool" side of the motor. Not hard to do. There is a write up on it over on 311s.org in the wiki section if I remember correctly. Quote Link to comment
freaky510 Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 when i had my roadster i got an alt from a forklift was smaller and had more power.. just a thought Quote Link to comment
vindats1 Posted November 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 hmmm, good thinking...I did have a stock alt in my pile of parts. Who needs to go to the parts store? I got my own wrecking yard, so just find a part here, no sometimes I get new stuff! thanks Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 Hi Tana, I have a few alternators, I will take pictures in the next couple days and post them for you. 1 is from my 66 520 and I have the regulator also. Quote Link to comment
vindats1 Posted November 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 I think I will stick with the stock alternator and keep it in the normal place...well maybe move it, I think I do have the other bracket to move it to the cool side. At least either way it will be better than the oversized one that was in there. Quote Link to comment
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