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  • Seek advice on alternator replacement for a Perkins 4-108

    From jonathan.greedy@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Sat Apr 29 05:49:27 2017
    I think they came with a Lucas 40 amp

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  • From waynebatrecdotboats@hotmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Wed May 3 12:23:51 2017
    On Sat, 29 Apr 2017 05:49:27 -0700 (PDT), jonathan.greedy@gmail.com
    wrote:

    I think they came with a Lucas 40 amp


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    If you take your existing alternator to an auto electric shop (check
    the web or yellow pages), they can tell you what will match up. The
    key factors are the type of mounting foot, the adjustment arm, and the electrical connections.

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  • From bruce in Bangkok@21:1/5 to All on Thu May 4 07:57:23 2017
    On Wed, 03 May 2017 12:23:51 -0400, waynebatrecdotboats@hotmail.com
    wrote:

    On Sat, 29 Apr 2017 05:49:27 -0700 (PDT), jonathan.greedy@gmail.com
    wrote:

    I think they came with a Lucas 40 amp


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    If you take your existing alternator to an auto electric shop (check
    the web or yellow pages), they can tell you what will match up. The
    key factors are the type of mounting foot, the adjustment arm, and the >electrical connections.

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    The 4-108 in my 40 ft. sailboat had, if I remember, an 80 amp, U.S.
    made, alternator. No problems what so ever. Quite obviously the
    previous owner had checked, as you say, mountings, pulley size,
    adjustment, etc., and worked fine for the 10 years, or so, I owned the
    boat.

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