[DeTomaso] Replacement Alternator

[thomas]

My car has a 90A Bosch alternator, obviously from a VW, as it has a VW part number and logo. It was in the car when I bought it 12 years ago, and it still works great.

It has a combined brush holder and regulator, which is easily replaced from the outside. The assembly is held in place with two screws.

Thomas

18 okt 2012 kl. 22:24 skrev "Roland Jaeckel" <pantera874 at t-online.de>:

> I had the same thinking about 20 years agao. Then it came into my mind, that german engeneered Bosch  alternators usually work more than 200.000 miles without an issue, so i replaced myworen out alternator with a new 80 amps BMW/Bosch alternator. Only, i can say, i have done this many times on several DT cars, my ownes and lot's of customers cars. Not even one failed yet. So, i learned, that i have no need of an external regulator any more.
> 
> Roland
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> From: <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
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> To: <rob at dumoulins.net>; <jefude at yahoo.com>
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> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Replacement Alternator
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>> 
>> 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
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