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On 11 Jul 2002, at 8:18, Paul Knox wrote: > > Regarding this alternator conversion, doesn't the large diameter part of the > > alternator push WAY down into the cooling tin? How much room was left > > under there for cooling air? > > It would if unmodified! The shaft flange (rear alternator cover in this > case) of the type 1 unit comes off easily and one can remove considerable > material without any effect on its strength. I did this with a band saw, > but it could also be accomplished easily with many types of hand saws. Interesting. I'm assuming that you just cut away the alum housing where necessary. I would have expected the steel stator core to stick out far enough that it would still be a problem. Did you cut into the laminated steel core? There should be no harm from removing alum from the body, but I'm not sure what the effect of thinning the stator core might be. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/