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Marland wrote:
Dave Plowman wrote

Must admit I'd be more inclined to fit an alternator so you don't have to
worry about how many amps you're using. ;-)


Mate of mine running a moggy traveler had some electrical issues and asked
me to look at it.

Found it had an alternator fitted and that had failed, turned out the car
was an ex Oxford Police vehicle and they had the alternator installed to
cope the with extra load of beacon, radio etc.
Nearest match was one off a Ford Transit.
The original had seen a lot of use,as well as the Police use it had first
belonged to my mates brother who took it down through Francos Spain and
Across into North Africa and back again twice.

Lots of later cars still used the A series engine but with an alternator,
so fitting one now would give a wider choice than when the Moggy was
current.

I've fitted a modern 100 amp unit to my SD1. Replacing the 75 amp Lucas
unit. Cost me less than finding the correct one new. Apart from upping the
wiring size, etc.

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*I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder *

Dave Plowman London SW
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