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Ehh? maybe the alternators they were selling you were bad, but the 35
ampere rate wasn't the problem. It would work a bit harder and maybe not
charge as fast, but unless you were really putting some heavy demands on
it they would have worked lots longer than a month.
 
Bermy wrote:
> 
> Hello all!
> 
> Alittle back ground:
> 
> I own a '77 MGB. Over the past 3 months, I've had had to replace
> alternator as many times.
> 
> I couldn't figure out what was causing the alternator to go bad.
> I replaced the terminals to the battery, alternator connector,
> put in a new battery... and at each step, I put in a newly
> rebuilt alternator.
> 
> Finally! I just throw my hands in the air and took my car
> to an expert.
> 
> He determined that the parts store (where I've been getting
> these rebuilt alternators from) was selling me the wrong
> alternator. (Go figure!)
> 
> The alternators that continuously went bad were 35 amps.
> The alternator required for this MGB should supply 45 amps.
> 
> Okay, so I'm learning...
> 
> Hopefully you can learn a lesson from my mistake.
> 
> Happy honking!
> 
> Dennis (Bermy)
> 
> Software Engineer by trade - Amateur Mechanic by necessity.
