[DeTomaso] Replacement Alternator

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/18/12 11 52 35, rob at dumoulins.net writes:


> I'm curious. Why do you want to keep the old VR setup?
> 

>>>After I had 'upgraded' to a GM-style alternator with internal regulator, 
which was a rather expensive thing, I was made aware of something:

1)   If my regulator takes a dump, I get to buy an expensive new 
alternator/regulator.

2)   If my alternator takes a dump, I get to buy an expensive new 
alternator/regulator.

Whereas, if I'd kept the stock scheme and my regulator quit, I could be 
back on the road in minutes for $25.

Not to mention the fact that switching to a new-style alternator requires a 
bunch of rewiring and headscratching, and (if you use a one-wire 
alternator), defeats the alternator warning light on the dash.

If I had to do it all over again, I would definitely have gone the KISS 
route and just purchased a higher-output, stock-replacement alternator, and a 
modern electronic replacement for the stock voltage regulator.   The combined 
cost is less than an all-in-one unit, too.

Mike