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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?
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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.
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Tim Fink
69 Squareback tfink@hubcap.clemson.edu
90 Jetta Mechanical Engineering
67 Fastback Clemson University
South Carolina
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