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Old 07-15-2003, 08:42 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by 67GTV
Are the older generators really that bad??
Yes, they are. They put out virtually nothing at idle and will fly apart at half the speed that an alternator will. Then there's brushes to change, commutators to dress and undercut, cutout relay in the regulator goes bad, polarizing before it'll charge.....

But it IS original!
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