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we have an old Toyota echo that leaks oil and we have it scrapped now.... it has a denso 12v alternator on it. could i install;l it on my Argo if i wanted to? would a car alternator be too big?
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As long as it will fit in your available space and has a pulley that matches your setup (V belt versus serpentine) it should work. The thing I don't know about is regulating the charge from it....does it have a built-in regulator and if so how should it be wired.....I don't know. -
oh man,the belt on the car is not a v belt.its just a flat bottom beltComment
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Get a pulley, you will need to excite (keyed power) the alternator.sigpic
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is it really worth it thoughComment
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No. As for electrical, it is dicey. If the current the alternator generates, exceeds what the battery generates, the battery will only absorb so much, with the excess either being used by the system, or discarded as heat. As dirtdobber pointed out, regulation is important. You could potentially match the pulley size with the current requirements, but it would be far less trouble to just buy the stock alternator. It was designed for the required purpose.
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A 40-60 alt would be fine if internally regulated many of those densos were 2 or3 wire alts, one hot, one energizer and one light on some. I/cs never offered an alt kit.sigpic
My new beer holder spilled some on the trails - in it's hair and down it's throat.
Joe Camel never does that.
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