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Alternative Alternator to STD
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2004 9:55 pm
by Red Rover
Has anyone ever fitted an alternative alternator to the TB42 petrol? And if so what. The STD one was playing up & we put one off an L28 70amp so it was bigger amarage as well, but just lookin for more ideas
Thanks in Advance
Re: Alternative Alternator to STD
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2004 10:04 pm
by bogged
Red Rover wrote:Has anyone ever fitted an alternative alternator to the TB42 petrol? And if so what. The STD one was playing up & we put one off an L28 70amp so it was bigger amarage as well, but just lookin for more ideas
Thanks in Advance
manual or auto?
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 12:12 am
by Rainbow Warrior
Mines Bosch put of a Holden I think, is that fridge killing your alternator?
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 7:02 am
by CRUSHU
my auto elec told me to get a blue bird bosch alternator, and swap in the guts from a commodore 80a bosch alternator. he tells me that after 80a, the bosch alt's are unreliable. apparently the bluebird alt has the same brackets.
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 7:54 am
by Zac Zec
I just bought a 120 amp bosch alternator, its out of a harvestor or tractor. My friend has fitted the same one to his TB42E. I'll be fitting mine this weekend, ill let you know how it goes.
He's had his for 4 years, hasnt missed a beat
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 1:00 pm
by pigdriver
The alternator in my MK L28 died in the arse several years ago and i happened to have an 80 amp bosch to suit a holden in the shed.
Had to get a mate with a few clues to build me a mounting bracket that cleared the oil pump and cause i know sfa about auto electrics i took the whole show to an auto elec that bypassed the original external regulator (with 100 mm of wire and two female spade clips) The external reg is still hanging off the wheel arch so i have 2 options if i have the problem again
cost me a box of beer for the mount and 20 bucks for the auto elec.
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2004 10:37 am
by Red Rover
Rainbow Warrior - the mud and simpson desert killed it. Was still going but was noisey. L28 one doin well, but I'd be interested to c what ZAC ZEK comes up with
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 12:11 pm
by bogged
Zac Zec wrote:I just bought a 120 amp bosch alternator, its out of a harvestor or tractor. My friend has fitted the same one to his TB42E. I'll be fitting mine this weekend, ill let you know how it goes.
He's had his for 4 years, hasnt missed a beat
how did it go