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Old Jul 25, 2007 | 02:43 PM
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Can someone tell me what Alternator Code and Date Code should be on my 1971 LS5, born on April 19, 1971.

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Old Jul 25, 2007 | 03:32 PM
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Dave,

My original '71 LS6 with trim tag date of Apr 20 has an alternator date of 1A8 for January 8th 1971.
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...the BlackBook shows a "1100543" alternator and an "1100544"(all with A/C alternator)for 454ci engines.
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Date codes run like this "1 D 19 " = 1971-April-19th. Your date would be prior to this build date.
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Thanks guys,

I sure wish I would have kept my original alternator when it went bad in 1976. I'm sure I'll have a hard time trying to find a 1100544 alternator with a build date prior to 1D19.

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Originally Posted by slk230red
Thanks guys,

I sure wish I would have kept my original alternator when it went bad in 1976. I'm sure I'll have a hard time trying to find a 1100544 alternator with a build date prior to 1D19.

Dave
I was in the same boat a couple of years ago. Looking for an early dated 544. I was told forget about it, your never going to find one.....but I did. I placed an ad in the NCRS Driveline looking for one and I got a call from a real nice guy out in Washington State. He thought he had one with a good date for my car back in his garage.....long story short it had a March date which was perfect for my April build date and it only cost me $50...don't ask what I paid to have it restored .....so don't give up, anything is possible.

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