Has anybody ever used this kit from AR Engineering? They sell an alternator bracket that will allow you to use a "Toyota Interally Regulated Alternator" ?
Thanks for the HELP...I'm new to Mopars.
Application: 1967 barracuda originally a 273 car. Now has a 360 with a 2-groove water pump pully and a 4-groove crank pully. No power steering but would like to add aftermarket a/c sometime in the future.
I also had a question on how to wire this up? It only talks about 2 wires
1) Post labeled "IG". It says its a switched 12vdc. I imagine this could be from the keyed ignition to turn on the alternator? Maybe 14-16 guage wire.
2) Post labeled "Sense". It says to runs this to a starter relay...I'm guessing again another 14-16 guage wire
3)Is there a 3rd connection for a a 6-8 guage wire that is ran to the positive side of the battery??
Question about the mechanics of the kit:
4) The instructions read mention it uses a 2-groove lower pully. In my case I have a 4-groove lower pully. Do you suppose this would be ok??
Question about somekind of dash mounted amp guage:
5) I have been reading on Fabo about disabling your dash mounted amp guage when using these higher amp rated alternators. My question does this car have such a guage. When looking at the dash there is a guage labeled "Alternator" with a D on one side and a C on the other. Is this the guage that ought to be disabled?? Is so what is the prefered method? Can the guage simply be unplugged and wiring safely secured?
http://www.arengineering.com/instruc.../instruct.html
This kit contains the mounting brackets, spacer and bolts necessary to adapt a lightweight alternator from a Toyota 4Runner to any LA block Chrysler motor using the 1970 or later water pump. The kit contains an aluminum spacer, as well as upper and lower mounting brackets and three mounting bolts. This kit works with any pulley set that has the deep water pump pulley (2951836) shown in the picture. The lower pulley should be either the single groove (3614375) or the double groove (3614378) if you have power steering. A fan belt such as Gates #7460 will work with stock size pulleys.
Mount the kit with the alternator hanging from one 5.25-inch bolt. The 5.50-inch bolt goes through the alternator brackets and into the water pump housing. The remaining 5.25-inch bolt goes through the upper hole of the alternator bracket and into the water pump housing. The long spacer mounts behind the alternator. The lower adjuster fits on top of the alternator bracket, not beneath it.
The Toyota alternator that fits this application can be purchased as Bosch remanufactured part number AL218X. This number cross references over to Denso 210-106 and 210-107 as well as original Toyota number 27060-35060 and 27060-35061.
The Toyota alternator is internally regulated so you must remove the external voltage regulator. Run an ignition switched 12 volt source directly to the terminal marked IG on the back of the alternator. The terminal marked sense on the alternator should be wired to the 12 volt post on the starter relay, or any other location where system voltage can be properly referenced. There is an excellent discussion on remote sensing at www.madelectrical.com if you need any further information. The third terminal is for an indicator lamp and is usually not used on a Mopar.
Thanks for the HELP...I'm new to Mopars.
Application: 1967 barracuda originally a 273 car. Now has a 360 with a 2-groove water pump pully and a 4-groove crank pully. No power steering but would like to add aftermarket a/c sometime in the future.
I also had a question on how to wire this up? It only talks about 2 wires
1) Post labeled "IG". It says its a switched 12vdc. I imagine this could be from the keyed ignition to turn on the alternator? Maybe 14-16 guage wire.
2) Post labeled "Sense". It says to runs this to a starter relay...I'm guessing again another 14-16 guage wire
3)Is there a 3rd connection for a a 6-8 guage wire that is ran to the positive side of the battery??
Question about the mechanics of the kit:
4) The instructions read mention it uses a 2-groove lower pully. In my case I have a 4-groove lower pully. Do you suppose this would be ok??
Question about somekind of dash mounted amp guage:
5) I have been reading on Fabo about disabling your dash mounted amp guage when using these higher amp rated alternators. My question does this car have such a guage. When looking at the dash there is a guage labeled "Alternator" with a D on one side and a C on the other. Is this the guage that ought to be disabled?? Is so what is the prefered method? Can the guage simply be unplugged and wiring safely secured?
http://www.arengineering.com/instruc.../instruct.html
This kit contains the mounting brackets, spacer and bolts necessary to adapt a lightweight alternator from a Toyota 4Runner to any LA block Chrysler motor using the 1970 or later water pump. The kit contains an aluminum spacer, as well as upper and lower mounting brackets and three mounting bolts. This kit works with any pulley set that has the deep water pump pulley (2951836) shown in the picture. The lower pulley should be either the single groove (3614375) or the double groove (3614378) if you have power steering. A fan belt such as Gates #7460 will work with stock size pulleys.
Mount the kit with the alternator hanging from one 5.25-inch bolt. The 5.50-inch bolt goes through the alternator brackets and into the water pump housing. The remaining 5.25-inch bolt goes through the upper hole of the alternator bracket and into the water pump housing. The long spacer mounts behind the alternator. The lower adjuster fits on top of the alternator bracket, not beneath it.
The Toyota alternator that fits this application can be purchased as Bosch remanufactured part number AL218X. This number cross references over to Denso 210-106 and 210-107 as well as original Toyota number 27060-35060 and 27060-35061.
The Toyota alternator is internally regulated so you must remove the external voltage regulator. Run an ignition switched 12 volt source directly to the terminal marked IG on the back of the alternator. The terminal marked sense on the alternator should be wired to the 12 volt post on the starter relay, or any other location where system voltage can be properly referenced. There is an excellent discussion on remote sensing at www.madelectrical.com if you need any further information. The third terminal is for an indicator lamp and is usually not used on a Mopar.
