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Pauldknox@aol.com wrote: > > Does anyone remember an article in one of the mags featuring a type 1 > alternator installed in a T3? If I remember correctly, the alternator was > turned around backwards (small end toward the fan housing). The article said > some trick modifications were made--my question is what modifications > specifically? Does an alternator put out charging voltage regardless of the > direction of rotation? -- I put a type 1 alternator on my type 3. The modifications include cutting the aluminum fan shroud cradle, cutting the belt cover, cutting the #3&4 cylinder cover, and making a new hold down strap. Also, an alternator will work regardless of the direction of rotation. =================================================================== Tim Fink 69 Squareback tfink@hubcap.clemson.edu 90 Jetta Mechanical Engineering 67 Fastback Clemson University South Carolina ===================================================================