Alternator cooling duct work around
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Alternator cooling duct work around
Whilst working on removing my water pump [separate thread] I noticed this evening that my alternator ducting was shot such that I doubt any air couod flow through it.
Does anyone know of an elegant work around for this or do we just have to bite the bullet and stump up whatever the ducting costs. Could easily have have asked to put one in with my shipment of spares but did not know it was shot.
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Fred
Does anyone know of an elegant work around for this or do we just have to bite the bullet and stump up whatever the ducting costs. Could easily have have asked to put one in with my shipment of spares but did not know it was shot.
Regards
Fred
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See Alternator Cooling Hose - $24.75 for 6 feet. I tackled this problem a few years ago and my efforts are shown in post #15 in that thread. I also had to deal with it on short notice, so I wound up using locally-sourced defroster hose.
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See Alternator Cooling Hose - $24.75 for 6 feet. I tackled this problem a few years ago and my efforts are shown in post #15 in that thread. I also had to deal with it on short notice, so I wound up using locally-sourced defroster hose.
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I used this which is basically the same thing. Works perfect http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/d...defroster+hose
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The stock hose material was not really great - so local aftermarket standard spiral wired hose can be a reasonable choice anyway. I'd think it would be easy to find a better hose than stock if you can shop around a bit.
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I used carburetor pre-heater hose (Aluminum) as a temporary fix, bought from the local accessory store ($8?)The original hose was still there but falling to bits.
That was more than 5 years ago and it still looks fine, I will eventually get the hose Roger sells.
That was more than 5 years ago and it still looks fine, I will eventually get the hose Roger sells.
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Thanks for all the tips guys. Pity I did not spot this dog's breakfast earlier. Indeed it may explain an earlier alternator failure. Unfortuantely it was too hot at the time for me to crawl under the car.
Not sure what I will be able to find over here- sometimes one is surprised at what is available and at other times completely stumped.
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Fred
Not sure what I will be able to find over here- sometimes one is surprised at what is available and at other times completely stumped.
Regards
Fred
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