alternator of choice

[SB <polecat2@xxxxxxxx>]

There is a really great alternator I use for any old Mopar.  Just go to 
your local parts store and order a replacement alternator for a 1985 
Chrysler Fifth Avenue, with the "high amperage option".  This is a dual 
field, 78 amp alternator that will bolt right up to your car's current 
brackets, and only costs about $45.00 all day long.

This amperage is too high for our stock old cars, but there is an easy 
fix for this, too:  Simply run a good-sized second charge wire from the 
alternator directly to the big stud on the starter relay, and use a 
fusible link.  Only downside is your amp gauge won't read properly 
anymore.  Buy a cheap voltmeter, which only needs be connected to ANY 
wire under the dash that is powered up with the ignition switch.  I 
prefer a voltmeter to an amp gauge, anyway.

Finally, the other posters are right.  Stay away from one-wire 
alternators.  They were invented for farm tractors.


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