tom court
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 posted on 5/1/06 at 07:55 PM |
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altinator
i have a tiger cat, the altinator is catching on supension any ideas ???
can i use a different altinator
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donut
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| posted on 5/1/06 at 08:05 PM |
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You could try and fabricate a different mount or use a smaller alternator. Mac#1 made a mount for the Pinto.
[Edited on 5/1/06 by donut]
Andy
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britishtrident
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| posted on 5/1/06 at 08:26 PM |
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Can you either fit a slightly shorter belt or offset the engine enough to clear it. You could also try stiffer engine mountings -- such as from the
old "Series" Land-Rover
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tom court
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| posted on 5/1/06 at 09:15 PM |
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could i not use a smaller altinator?
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Monkeybasher
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| posted on 5/1/06 at 09:28 PM |
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i had similar trouble with the supplied alternator for my avon. I ended up grinding the casing back on the alt and moving the engine slightly.
Moving the engine too much resulted in the starter motor hitting the chassis on the other side, that was a fun day never once swore
[Edited on 5/1/06 by Monkeybasher]
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02GF74
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| posted on 6/1/06 at 08:49 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tom court
could i not use a smaller altinator?
yes if you know which nodel will fit. is there no way to mount it on the other side of the engine like you can with rover v8?
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owelly
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| posted on 6/1/06 at 09:47 AM |
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Hows about some piccies?
I have just fitted a Micra altenatorto solve a clearanc issue.I wasn't smaller butthe mounts were different.
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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ayoungman
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| posted on 6/1/06 at 10:39 AM |
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What engine are you using ? I assume your using a pinto. If, a Lucas alternator from a Series Landrover will fit (£28 brand new) You will need to make
a braket from a piece of angle. HTH
"just like that !"
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| posted on 7/1/06 at 05:29 PM |
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coincidence, I have just come in from scratching my head in the garage over the alternator fouling the chassis. I am building an avon from scratch and
thought that it was just another drawing error!. How do tiger overcome this? Do they fabricate their own bracket? If so has anyone got a piccie of one
so I can have a go.
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marshall
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| posted on 7/1/06 at 05:41 PM |
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ADD have you got some pixs of your avon?
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oliwb
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| posted on 7/1/06 at 06:13 PM |
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I've also got a Tiger CAT (pinto power) you need either a Lucas LRA101 (I believe) got mine off ebay for £20, brand new recon unit.....or if
it's just the blades on the fan (usually is) you need to take a grinder to the ends and just knock off the corners....I will try and find a pick
of what others have done later and post it.....HTH Oli.
If your not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room!
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| posted on 7/1/06 at 06:46 PM |
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I have put a couple of pics engine line up 1 & 2 in my archive. Have a look. This was the other day before I tried out the altinator.
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