| Alternator [message #327776] |
Thu, 04 January 2018 15:18  |
Bierman
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Whats a good replacement?
While on shore power at the house can you put alligator clips from the coach side battery of the isolator to the engine side battery to keep the engine battery charged?
Thanks
Member, GMCI, Sunshine Statesman and Dixielanders
26' 1978 Eleganza II, new(rebuilt by Sirum) 403, Lenzi hubs and knuckles, front end by Ferrara
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| Re: Alternator [message #327778 is a reply to message #327776] |
Thu, 04 January 2018 16:12  |
77Royale
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On my 403 I used an Autozone DL7157. 100 Amp. Lifetime warranty. Around a hundred bucks and normally in stock. I have swapped it once in 3+ years of ownership. No questions asked, receipt in hand.
Just what I did.
77 Royale, Rear Dry Bath. 403, 3.55 Final Drive, Lenzi goodies, Patterson carb and dizzy.
Mid Michigan
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| Re: [GMCnet] Alternator [message #327780 is a reply to message #327778] |
Thu, 04 January 2018 16:32 |
Emery Stora
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That is also known as an Autolite DL7157.
It has been sold by various auto parts suppliers including Checker, Schucks, Kragen, and Murrays.. These companies were part of CSK which was acquired by O’reillys in 2008. Some of those names are still being used but are O’Reillys.
For example in Ft. Collins Colorado there is a Kragen but two blocks away there is an O’reillys. The Kragen store was kept because of its strong customer base with many auto service places.
I had originally bought the Autolite at Checkers over 25 yers ago with a lifetime warranty. It went bad after about 10 years so I brought it to Kragen and thy honored the warranty and replaced it. That one has now been replaced free by O’Riellys two times.
No additional cost to me other than my time to replace it but I am now on my fifth one. O’Riellys has a different name on it but still uses the DL7157 as part of the name.
Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Frederick, CO
> On Jan 4, 2018, at 3:12 PM, Wayne Rogewski wrote:
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> On my 403 I used an Autozone DL7157. 100 Amp. Lifetime warranty. Around a hundred bucks and normally in stock. I have swapped it once in 3+ years
> of ownership. No questions asked, receipt in hand.
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> Just what I did.
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> 77 Royale, Rear Dry Bath. 403, 3.55 Final Drive, Lenzi goodies, Patterson carb and dizzy.
> Mid Michigan
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| Re: Alternator [message #327794 is a reply to message #327776] |
Fri, 05 January 2018 00:47 |
Ken Burton
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Bierman wrote on Thu, 04 January 2018 15:18Whats a good replacement?
While on shore power at the house can you put alligator clips from the coach side battery of the isolator to the engine side battery to keep the engine battery charged?
Thanks
Yes, you can install the jumper. Make the jumper very thin wire (18 or 16 gauge).
That is what I call a $1.00 combiner. The thin wire is to insure that in the unlikely case that one of the batteries were to short internally, the voltage and very high current from the other battery will burn the jumper wire in half rather the explode the bad battery.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: Alternator [message #327894 is a reply to message #327776] |
Sat, 06 January 2018 13:09 |
Bierman
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Thanks Ken, appreciate the info, good little trick to know on keeping engine battery charged.
Member, GMCI, Sunshine Statesman and Dixielanders
26' 1978 Eleganza II, new(rebuilt by Sirum) 403, Lenzi hubs and knuckles, front end by Ferrara
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