The alternator shoudl be mounted as high and as tight to the engine as it can get. This often knocks the adjustment loose, so the alternator stops charging and the water pump stops pumping. The front axle would occasionally pivot far enough to drive the steering linkage into the alternator. I only had one re-curring problem with that tractor. It's been a few years now and there have not been any problems with that system. The newer versions have fixed the low RPM problem, so I am using a 1-wire Delco alternator on my 46. Earlier 1-wire versions were less than ideal for a low RPM tractor engine. The 1-wire version is much easier to hook up, and is the preferred version to use for most tractor conversions. There are two basic versions of the Delco 10-SI, the 1-wire version and the 3-wire version. Another option is to buy one of the chrome alternator cases and swap the guts from any used Delco 10-SI into the chrome case. Many of the rebuilt alternators I've bought were in un-branded cases. Most of the replacement parts available to rebuild these alternators are not Delco parts. The Delco alternators have been completely cloned by several aftermarket parts suppliers. Ok, now that I've thoroughly annoyed all Ford lovers, there is another inexpensive solution. Seriously, if anyone is that worried about originality, why are we even discussing doing a 12 volt conversion? There, now it's an aftermarket vintage Ford Tractor part, GRIN. Guess what, from four feet away, the vintage Motorcraft® alternator might as well be a twin to the Delco®, but it costs nearly $200 bucks! If it bothered me that much, I'd remove the Delco logo with a grinder and stick a Ford Script decal on it. After digging through several catalogs, what I found was that the best choice of various Motorcraft alternators was on the '80s Ford Mustang® and some other models. Some people may balk at putting a GM® alternator on a Ford® Tractor. That is not a good time to find out we need to spend $180 and wait two days for a replacement, or rewire the tractor AGAIN, so we can use the cheap, durable, and readily available Delco® 10-SI alternator. Even if a different brand of alternator is free and in perfect condition, it will eventually fail and need to be replaced. I could probably figure out how to get other alternator brands to work on a Ford tractor if I had to, but I don't WANT to. The Delco is the ONLY alternator I have rebuilt and know much about. The Delco® 10-SI alternator is by far the most common choice for 12 volt tractor conversions primarily because new or rebuilt versions cost much less than any other alternator. But this is not compatible with the BOSE system.So, why is everyone using the Delco 10-SI and 12-SI alternators for most 12 volt conversions on all brands of vehicles? Simple, they are cheap, durable, and readily available. The am/fm/cass radios were internally amplified. This is only compatible in vehicles that were already equipped with a CD radio, because it is externally amplified. It will come VIN-cleared, so you should have significant functionality, but it is possible some items like steering wheel controls, button back-lighting, etc will not operate until the programming is performed. You may have to make a trip to the dealer to get full functionality. Consequently, if you put this in a vehicle that didn't have a built-in CD player, you won't have an amplifier to power it. The radios without CD had the amplifier in the radio. The radios with built in CD had a remote amplifier. Means NO modifications required, as long as you already have a CD radio and it is not the Bose version. This radio was an original factory option in the following vehicles. Plays standard audio format CDs and CDRs.Compatible with or without steering wheel controls.Remanufactured by an authorized GM Delco facility.Lincoln LS 2003-2006 CD Cassette radio REMANĬadillac Deville Seville 2002-2005 CD Cassette radio 25739872 reman: GM Delco
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