<VV> Autozone alternators

[hank kaczmarek]

O'Reilly Auto Parts still has the Corvair Alternator.  You may have to get 
it online or from a USA store.

Autozone and Advance have the worst rebuilt hard parts of any of the chains.

When working as a mgr for Advance, a customer asked me to "Clock" the 
alternator for him.  When I took it apart, I saw that the diode had been 
SANDBLASTED.

"Uh, I don't think you want this one sir".

Unless you HAVE to run stock, get a high amp alternator from a late 
70's/early 80's Chevy, and just use the Corvair base and fan.  Put the one 
the alt comes with on the core---they'll never know the difference.
Then rewire for internally regulated Alt---less than 15.00, and you'll have 
quadruple the amperage of the stock unit.

HANK

-----Original Message----- 
From: Joel McGregor via VirtualVairs
Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2015 5:43 PM
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject:  Autozone alternators

There was a discussion a while back about cheap alternators at Autozone for 
LMs.  I bought one and the bearings died with about 100 miles on it.  No, 
the belt isn't tight.  I went to Autozone and the alternator isn't available 
any longer.  Their answer?  "Too bad, maybe you can order one online".

If I take it back and manage to get my money back I'm still out the core.  I 
asked them to just give me some bearings but they claim they don't carry 
them.



Joel McGregor

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