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Old Jun 17, 2007 | 08:07 PM
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Hello,

Can anyone tell me how to find out the amps on my alternator? It is a Ultima 01-0260, recently purchased 1970 vet without little hsitory. Reason is this one is not very nice looking, my neighbor has a stock 79 vette alternator, and i need to know if it would be compatible for my 70 vette.

Any help is greatly appreciated !

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Old Jun 17, 2007 | 08:25 PM
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The '79 alternator should work fine.
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The '79 alternator should work fine.
Thanks Durango.
Any paticular things that we need to be careful on when changing alternators?
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Unhook the battery.
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Originally Posted by 72 stingray owner
Unhook the battery.
Good place to start. Thanks
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Unhook the battery.
Boring! Getting shocked is fun!
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Boring! Getting shocked is fun!
Nah, that's only off the inductive kick of the starter field collapse....

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Nah, that's only off the inductive kick of the starter field collapse....

Here, hold this spark plug wire for a second...


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Originally Posted by I'm Batman
Here, hold this spark plug wire for a second...



It's a trick Gene, that's not really a "Spark Plug Wire."

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