How to tell alternators apart?

James at ringsperformance.com James at ringsperformance.com
Tue Mar 19 22:00:01 EST 2002


Al,

You prolly have a 110. The 90 has a (13-mm hex?) bolt going all the way
through. The 110 has a bolt from the front and from the rear.

cu, James Marriott
'84 4kq beater, 217k, for sale (BUY IT!), 90
'87 4kq (alias "late-B2 90q") with rare ersatz NG engine, 184k, 90
'89 200q (MC1, ProconTen/no bag, 1.8 blah blah), 142k, 90/130 ultranator
Boise, ID, USA     http://www.webpak.net/~marriott/
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Al Powell" <powellae at attbi.com>
To: "Quattro List (E-mail)" <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 9:36 PM
Subject: How to tell alternators apart?


> Hey friends, I'm thinking that at 165K miles, I ought to have a spare
brush
> pack handy for the alternator in my 1990 200.  I am advised by the parts
gent
> here that there were 90 amp and 100 amp versions on the 200...and I can't
> find any visible label or clue that's still readable on the alternator.
>
> Can anyone advise me on whether there's a way to tell which alternator I
have
> from visual evidence??
>
> Thanks...
>
> ************************************
> Al Powell
> Fort Collins, CO
> cougfan1 at gocougs.wsu.edu
> ************************************
>
>





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