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Postby poptop [OP] » Jan 24 2012, 10:49pm

this may have been covered before but i thought i'd pass it along. my alternator took a dump (105 amp). i picked up a 140 amp from oreilly's it's a little bigger but it bolted right in. and it is plug and play just had to get the longer serp belt.the part number for the alt is 01-1873. the belt is a gates k060930.
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Re: alternator upgrade

Postby starspangled6.0 » Jan 24 2012, 10:53pm

I did the same thing this Summer. The new 140 amp handles my plow without breaking a sweat!
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Re: alternator upgrade

Postby jepics » Jan 24 2012, 10:55pm

Excellent! Thanks for posting the photo of the installation and the new belt
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Re: alternator upgrade

Postby Toasted_311 » Mar 03 2012, 5:55am

I'll do the same when mine goes out.
I've done so much with so little for so long, that I can do anything with nothing
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