RE: alternator swap

["Patrick Bureau" <pbureau@home.com>]

I would do a quick run at the scrap yard and check fro
rocco/rabbit/Jetta-I cars and find a bracket that has the notches.

Patrick

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Matt Coates
> Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2001 9:16 AM
> To: Patrick Bureau; scirocco-L@scirocco.org
> Subject: RE: alternator swap
>
>
> Patrick,
>
> I have an 87' 16v scirocco with A/C, so the 90 amp will
> work, however it
> doesn't fit...  Bentley mentions two alt types in
> reference to belt tension as
> notched tension adjuster and straight bracket.
>
> The spare alternator is the notched type, where the
> original is the straight
> bracket type.  The spare alt has different mounts, could
> this be from a non-AC
> car?   Any idea if I could swap the good alt internals
> into the original
> housing?
>
> TIA!!
> Matt
> '87 16v (scirocco that is ;)
>
> --- Patrick Bureau <pbureau@home.com> wrote:
> > Matt
> >
> > 1. Model, Year of your car
> > 2. did the car comes originally with A/C
> > 3. is it an 8v or 16v ?
> > 4. do you have power windows, power lock?
> >
> > If your car is an 82-89 MKII Rocco, 8v with A/C or 16v
> engines then
> > you can safely put 90amps.
> > If don't have A/C on an 8v but you have power lock and power
> > windows (even if they no longer function) you can put a 90 amps
> >
> >    ___ __________
> >   / _ /_  __/ __/ A Texan's Scirocco,
> >  / __ |/ / _\ \   http://longcoeur.com/scirocco/
> > /_/ |_/_/ /___/   (ICQ) 32918816 (AIM) Patricdlc (Yahoo)
> > texascirocco
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of
> Matt Coates
> > > Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 11:07 PM
> > > To: scirocco-L@scirocco.org
> > > Subject: alternator swap
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > My alternator died the other night, idiot light
> > > fluttered on and the voltmeter
> > > read 12v flat.  When I checked the pulley I could feel
> > > some play in the
> > > bearing.
> > >
> > > I have an extra 90 amp alt. that came with the car,
> > > however it is the notched
> > > tension adjuster style and the mounts are different.
> > > Can I swap the cases
> > > between the two...  Has anyone done this before?  The
> > > label on the bad alt. is
> > > gone and I don't know if it is 65 or 90 amp.
> > >
> > > Would it be easier to find one that matches?
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > > Matt
> > >
> > > '87 16v
> > >
> > > __________________________________________________
> > > Do You Yahoo!?
> > > Listen to your Yahoo! Mail messages from any phone.
> > > http://phone.yahoo.com
> > >
> > > --
> > > Email LIST problems to: scirocco-l-probs@scirocco.org.
> > > To unsubscibe send "unsubscribe scirocco-l" in the
> > > message to majordomo@scirocco.org
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
> __________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Listen to your Yahoo! Mail messages from any phone.
> http://phone.yahoo.com
>
> --
> Email LIST problems to: scirocco-l-probs@scirocco.org.
> To unsubscibe send "unsubscribe scirocco-l" in the
> message to majordomo@scirocco.org
>
>


--
Email LIST problems to: scirocco-l-probs@scirocco.org.
To unsubscibe send "unsubscribe scirocco-l" in the message to majordomo@scirocco.org