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The generator on my TR3 went dead this weekend, so I thought it was a good time to do the Delco conversion. I had already converted to thin belts about 2 years ago so everything went pretty smooth. I started about 8:00 trying to find out if it was the generator or the regulator and by 2:00 I was finished. It took two trips to the hardware store to find the right combination of bolts so it could have been faster.
Like the instructions posted here say I cut off about ½ inch from the mounting lug, and bolted it in. Changed from positive to negative ground and everything worked fine.
I gutted an old regulator I had and made the connections to retain a stock appearance. I connected the alternator output using two wires. I kept the original in place and added a 10 ga. wire directly to the starter solenoid so I would not fry my amp meter. Very little of the current goes through the old wire because the gauge registers a small amount of usage when the lights and electric fan are on, about 5 amps when fully loaded, so I switched the amp meter wires back to their original positions so it reads positive, dash light works like it should.
I have good lights at idle now and the alternator appears to have a little less drag than the generator, my idle went up about 50-100 rpm and the engine is not heating up as fast at red lights.
No blue smoke yet, but I’m keeping the fire extinguisher handy.
Like the instructions posted here say I cut off about ½ inch from the mounting lug, and bolted it in. Changed from positive to negative ground and everything worked fine.
I gutted an old regulator I had and made the connections to retain a stock appearance. I connected the alternator output using two wires. I kept the original in place and added a 10 ga. wire directly to the starter solenoid so I would not fry my amp meter. Very little of the current goes through the old wire because the gauge registers a small amount of usage when the lights and electric fan are on, about 5 amps when fully loaded, so I switched the amp meter wires back to their original positions so it reads positive, dash light works like it should.
I have good lights at idle now and the alternator appears to have a little less drag than the generator, my idle went up about 50-100 rpm and the engine is not heating up as fast at red lights.
No blue smoke yet, but I’m keeping the fire extinguisher handy.
