Originally Posted by MarkM

When I got mine, I expected that it would be without the pulley...I thought he said that he could provide a pulley if I needed a single belt pulley, but not a double belt pulley which I needed...but then the alternator came with a double pulley. I think he only had a couple on hand, but usually doesn't provide the pulley (standard procedure from any place you get an alternator).

Before I purchased the alternator from Eagle, I called them and talked with the owner...just a few questions to see if I would get a "good vibe" about buying one. Thats how we had a discussion about the pulley. And I absolutely did get a good vibe...the owner seems very genuine, wants to put out a good product and wants to please his customers. He even wrote on two post-it notes where to attach each contact post, and stuck the post-its onto the corresponding post, because he thought I wasn't sure about it. Good guy, good product.

The 65 amp OE alternator is grossly undersized for these cars. A higher amp version makes a world of difference being able to rely on having a fully charged battery for cold starts...this makes a huge difference by spinning the starter fast instead of a sluggish mode. Eagle also offers an 80 amp and a 150 amp version. The Eagle guy said he would recommend the 150 only if I had a veggie oil heater and such. The 80 amp version is probably intended for the 240D and even the 300Ds as long as you don't have any current draw beyond OE...in my case I have a couple of small amps for the stereo so I opted for the 120 amp.

Mark

Mark