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05-06-2013, 11:56 AM
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: Cypress, Tx.
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Generator vs. Alternator.
Getting ready to purchase new wiring harness for my '62. Is there a difference in the harness for a generator or alternator? Truck has a generator that charges at about 14 volts at idle. I may swap it out if it goes dead, but figured if it aint broke don't fix it.
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05-06-2013, 12:00 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Knoxville TN
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Re: Generator vs. Alternator.
I still run a generator on one car. I collected a few spares on ebay. Think I'm good for about 50 more years.
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05-06-2013, 12:14 PM
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Re: Generator vs. Alternator.
Its a mattter of personal preferance, if you update to a new internal reg alt, and go with a volt meter to eliminate the amp gauge, a lot of issues goes away as well as maintenance....
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05-06-2013, 11:58 PM
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Re: Generator vs. Alternator.
Mine went dead so for $55 at the local parts store I bought a 1 wire alternator and had it set up and running in an afternoon.
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05-07-2013, 01:49 AM
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Portland, OR
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Re: Generator vs. Alternator.
Where are you getting the wiring harness?
I want to run generator as well but all the wiring harness for sale are 'updated' for alternator use.
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05-07-2013, 05:12 AM
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: Cypress, Tx.
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Re: Generator vs. Alternator.
Was looking at one from Hot Rod wires and from what i could read, they don't specify.
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