>From: "Ken St.John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Yesterday I completed the popular GM alternator swap. >End result - Hesitation gone, power back. Dash lights bright - OK - bright >as >they've ever been. >
The other advantages of the GM conversion... I've been using my spitfire for some long trips (400 miles in a day) this summer. On the last one, approx 125 miles from home on a Saturday night, the red ignition light suddenly brightly glowed. I got off the interstate at the next exit where I thought I remembered seeing an AutoZone parts store. The guy behind the counter almost choked when he saw what kind of car I had, but I told him not to worry, it had a GM alternator. (I did the conversion with a used alternator about 2 years ago.) But he still needed to know what year and make it came out of and I had no idea, so I told him a 1978 Monte Carlo. He punched it in and said "sorry, but all we have is a 6 cylinder model". I forget, please remind me why number of cylinders matters ;-) He pulled it off the shelf, it was a perfect match and best of all it was $26.99. He checked the lucas model just for fun - it would have taken a least a day to come in and it was $65. Less than a half hour, I was on my way again.... Greg Rowe _________________________________________________________________ /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
