Jim, Your photo doesn't quite go far enough to show the upper tensioning arm mounting on the Alternator, but looks as though it is not mounted against the ear on the alternator? Do you have some sort of spacer or nut in there that shouldn't be there? Julian ________________________________ From: Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso@server.detomasolist.com> Sent: Sunday, January 5, 2025 9:43 AM To: jim.kosloskey@jim-kosloskey.com <jim.kosloskey@jim-kosloskey.com> Cc: detomaso@server.detomasolist.com <detomaso@server.detomasolist.com> Subject: [DeTomaso] Re: Alternator mis-alignment Jim, Wow, that’s pretty dramatic. So, the alternator bolts to a bracket which in turn bolts to the engine. I would start there. Are there spacers or shims on the through-bolt at the bottom on the back side that yiu could reposition to the front? You could also trim the back of the boss on the alternator casting slightly to allow it to sit further back in the bracket, and make up the space with washers on the front side? I had to do that once. We just used a simple hacksaw to make the two cuts necessary. Mike Sent from my iPad
On Jan 5, 2025, at 09:36, jim.kosloskey@jim-kosloskey.com wrote:
All,
This past year for the first time since restoration, the bulkhead cover was off exposing the front of the engine.
A mis-alignment of the alternator to the drive pulley on the water pump was noted.
Is there another offset bracket that should have been used with the upgraded alternator or is there another solution anyone has for getting things back aligned?
Thanks,
Jim Kosloskey 1974 Yellow L #6949 <Altenator mis-aligned.jpg> _______________________________________________
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On Jan 5, 2025, at 09:36, jim.kosloskey@jim-kosloskey.com wrote:
All,
This past year for the first time since restoration, the bulkhead cover was off exposing the front of the engine.
A mis-alignment of the alternator to the drive pulley on the water
was noted.
Is there another offset bracket that should have been used with the upgraded alternator or is there another solution anyone has for getting things back aligned?
Thanks,
Jim Kosloskey 1974 Yellow L #6949 <Altenator mis-aligned.jpg> _______________________________________________
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_______________________________________________ Detomaso Email List is not managed by POCA Posted emails must not exceed 1.5 Megabytes DeTomaso mailing list -- detomaso@server.detomasolist.com To unsubscribe send an email to detomaso-leave@server.detomasolist.com To manage your subscription (change email address, unsubscribe, etc.) use the links above. Members who post to this list grant license to the list to forward any message posted here to all past, current, or future members of the list. They also grant the list owner permission to maintain an archive or approve the archiving of list messages. Jim, Your photo doesn't quite go far enough to show the upper tensioning arm mounting on the Alternator, but looks as though it is not mounted against the ear on the alternator? Do you have some sort of spacer or nut in there that shouldn't be there? Julian __________________________________________________________________ From: Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso@server.detomasolist.com> Sent: Sunday, January 5, 2025 9:43 AM To: jim.kosloskey@jim-kosloskey.com <jim.kosloskey@jim-kosloskey.com> Cc: detomaso@server.detomasolist.com <detomaso@server.detomasolist.com> Subject: [DeTomaso] Re: Alternator mis-alignment Jim, Wow, that’s pretty dramatic. So, the alternator bolts to a bracket which in turn bolts to the engine. I would start there. Are there spacers or shims on the through-bolt at the bottom on the back side that yiu could reposition to the front? You could also trim the back of the boss on the alternator casting slightly to allow it to sit further back in the bracket, and make up the space with washers on the front side? I had to do that once. We just used a simple hacksaw to make the two cuts necessary. Mike Sent from my iPad pump list. They also grant the list owner permission to maintain an archive or approve the archiving of list messages. _______________________________________________ Detomaso Email List is not managed by POCA Posted emails must not exceed 1.5 Megabytes DeTomaso mailing list -- detomaso@server.detomasolist.com To unsubscribe send an email to detomaso-leave@server.detomasolist.com To manage your subscription (change email address, unsubscribe, etc.) use the links above. Members who post to this list grant license to the list to forward any message posted here to all past, current, or future members of the list. They also grant the list owner permission to maintain an archive or approve the archiving of list messages.