<VV> internally regulated alternator source/price?

Jim Houston jhouston45 at gmail.com
Mon Aug 15 21:25:35 EDT 2011


Front case has two holes to bolt to the oil filter adapter - other GM 
alternators have one hole top and bottom - the fan is reversed, since 
the Corvair alternator rotates opposite to other GM alts.

Jim Houston

On 8/15/2011 9:10 PM, Harry Smith wrote:
> Pardon my ignorance but why or how is the Vair case and/or fan/pulley
> different from other GM alternators?
> Harry Smith
> 1963 Rampside
> Coral Springs, FL
> On Aug 15, 2011 9:06 PM, "J R Read"<hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>  wrote:
>> Hey Hank,
>>
>> Thanks for the vote of confidence, but he'll first need a junk vair
>> alternator with a good end plate and fan since he currently (is that a
> pun?)
>> has a generator and wants to convert.
>>
>> Later, JR
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From:<kaczmarek at charter.net>
>> To:<Virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>> Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 5:55 PM
>> Subject: Re:<VV>  internally regulated alternator source/price?
>>
>>
>>> JR's got it. Take your Corvair Alternator face and fan off. Go to your
>>> FLAPS and ask for an alternator for a 79 Impala with a 350 ENG. That
>>> will get you a 78 amp alt. Wiring it is pretty easy, I got my re-wire
>>> kit from Larry Shapiro, I'm sure all the vendors offer one.
>>> HANK
>>>
>>>
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