Thanks for the suggestion. One advantage to buying from a "recycler" is that you don't have to deal with a "core charge" and can keep the original. I did pull out the voltage regulator as a spare... looked OK.

Does anyone know how to restore or rebuild an alernator? I would like to fix this one if possible. Any DIY sites on this?

Thanks again all!

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Mr Goodfahrt (pronounced FAIRT... means "good trip" in German)

1982 300D Turbo Pastel Gray (off-white) 200k+(?)
newbie but willing