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Originally Posted by benzborg
"Fixed" is a word I currently envy. This is already one of those jobs that has the hands minced and aching. At least the engine will be cold when I put the bu*ger back in. Since this unit doesn't have the plug in harness I'm wondering if it isn't the 80 amp. There's no brand labels or marks to say what it is, only the VR has the name. One way or another I'll have it done today.
Thanks for that link.
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Does your existing alternator have two mounting bolts or a female harness plug attached to it? If it is just the two mounting bolts (one large, one smaller), then it could be the 80A AL66X already. Here is some more info on it from a solid source -
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Originally Posted by stevebfl
Anything is possible, but the no brainer is to replace the 70A with a 80A, that is used on a 90- 300E. I think the number is AL66x and it should even be a few pennies cheaper.
So you say a 15% increase isn't worth foolin with, well the rating is only a part of the story. The 80A alternator is a different design and puts out about 60A at idle while the 70A one puts out about 30.
Its a straight bolt up deal and if you aren't up to changing the connector ends a new harness can be bought from MB for around $50 last I checked. The harness goes from the alt to a connector buss by the battery, simple to change. We used to change the harness but recently we aquired proper terminals and just solder up the new ends. About the same time as changing the harness. If you don't get proper ends I would go for the factory harness.
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