RE: [BaadAssGremlins] A Little Tweaking

[Hal <strlcuckoo_46@xxxxxxxxx>]

As I said I don't have a/c so tha  belt runs fron
balancer pulley to water pump pulley to alternator.

--- Terry.Atkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Got a question for you. How does the belt go to the
> alternator. If I remember 
> correctly my alternator runs off the A/C compressor.
> I often wonder what I 
> would do if the compressor would lock up. I did
> start my Gremlin over the 
> weekend. It started right up. I wanted to take it
> for a drive but it was 
> raining. Next winter I hope I have a garage at my
> house. I finally got all my 
> kids out of my mothers house. I hope to sale it over
> the summer and build me a 
> garage. The house is in real bad shape but it does
> have a decent garage. I 
> hope I get enough out of it to build me a decent
> garage. 
> Terry
> 
> 
> > Doc & Bill,
> > If you find a 232/258 with air on the passenger
> side,
> > the alt mounts under the a/c compressor bracket. I
> > have one on my 74 Gremmie and one waiting for my
> 70.
> > My 76 gets a 304 so don't know there yet. I can
> take
> > pics if you would like. Neither of my I6 Gremlins
> have
> > a/c, only the bracket.
> > Hal
> > 
> > --- AMC74HORNET@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > 
> > > On the Alt. I went big buck and bought a one
> wire
> > > like Hal said, but a
> > > brand new 100 amp one from Kennedy American.
> There
> > > is also somthing you
> > > have to do with the wiring to make the idiot
> light
> > > work. I didn't bother
> > > as I have an Auto Meter volt meter in the
> factory
> > > gauge pod under the
> > > dash. If you have power steering and it is a 74
> you
> > > are in for some
> > > bracket modifications and other work to make it
> fit.
> > > Clearance with a
> > > car with power steering and the alt. is very
> very
> > > close. Check the AMX
> > > Files a few days back as I gave a detailed
> > > description on how mine as
> > > done. I didn't physically do it myself due to
> poor
> > > health but supervised
> > > and had machining done at another friends shop 
> and
> > > worked with my
> > > friend who did the final installation at his
> shop. I
> > > also got the part
> > > no# from a guy on the AMX files for a 1/4"
> shorter
> > > belt that helped. If
> > > you need the no# let me know. It was a real pain
> of
> > > a job but it was
> > > well worth what I had to spend to get rid of
> that
> > > old Motorola crap that
> > > was in the car.
> > > "Doc"
> > > 
> > > > To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > From: "William Renshaw" <lionwren@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 06:50:56 -0800
> > > Subject: RE: [BaadAssGremlins] A Little Tweaking
> > > 
> > 
> > ---------------------------------
> > 
> > Doc, when you do a conversion like your talking
> about
> > here, with the alt., do you have to have a delco
> > voltage regulator also? What kind of donor car
> will
> > work and what years? Thanks Bill Id. 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ---------------------------------
> > From: AMC74HORNET@xxxxxxxxx
> > Reply-To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > To:
> >
>
BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,MacsOrphanCarGroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] A Little Tweaking
> > Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 07:11:56 -0500
> > 
> > I think I finally got the manual choke to work
> > properly but you never
> > know with this car. For the 2 1/2 years I have had
> > this car everything
> > is an up hill battle whether it is a big or small
> job.
> > The true test
> > will be when I go out to start it this morning.
> Since
> > I replaced that
> > horrible 35 amp Motorola Alt. with a 100 amp Delco
> I
> > still have a minor
> > clearance problem between the alt. and the
> steering
> > box that needs to be
> > addressed. What a pain the so called bolt in was
> with
> > all the
> > modifications that were needed to make it fit. I
> now
> > need to grind a
> > little off the edge of the top cover of the
> steering
> > box and a bit off
> > alt. housing itself. All I really need is 3/16-1/4
> > inch of clearance. My
> > friends shop is slow so I want to get all these
> little
> > annoying things
> > done. For anyone still using a Motorola alt. in
> their
> > AMC it was well
> > worth the work to convert it to a Delco. With
> every
> > elect. accessory on
> > the Delco charges a steady 14.5 volts with the
> > Motorola it dropped from
> > 14.5 to 11-12. I plan on adding an electric
> auxiliary
> > cooling fan also
> > for extreme hot weather conditions when the A/C is
> on.
> > I plan on putting
> > a lot of miles on this car this summer. Last year
> from
> > Feb to Dec it was
> > in my friends shop getting the interior done. It's
> > also out of the 3
> > cars I have the only one with working A/C. What a
> > pleasant surprise it
> > was to find the system has held the charge for
> almost
> > 2 years without
> > being used. :-) 
> > "Doc"
> > 
> > 
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