I hope your enjoying the build! Sorry I didn't get a pic today it was way to cold outside and I had a very busy day but I will for sure get you one tomorrow.

 

I wandered around the yard for an hour revisited all the Blazers & Jimmys I already picked on and some new arrivals while looking for a big heavy duty GM truck. Everything bigger than a 1500 was already stripped of the alternator except one. It had a fire under the hood and melted most everything. When I was on the very last row I stumbled onto a 2000 Cadillac Escalade. Power everything and a monster V-8.

What more could a rich boy want? How about a monster alternator? This thing didn't look like it would even fit under my hood! What's more, it had it's fan behind a disk. I took a step back [off the monster tire I was standing on lol] and thought this through. The path of the belt was the same as my truck but bigger engine made the A/C compressor PS Pump and Crank pulleys all seemed to be the same.

I could not find a number of any kind anywhere - even after un-installing it. On the back simply "REMY DELCO." I bought a Monster alternator once to power all my off road lights on my 1st 4x4 [79 Jimmy] and it had an internal fan. This went beyond that. No visible copper wire weaved basket. Just about everything is internal. Provided the plug is a fit, the other connection is a ring connector to the battery.

 

No sweat Rex

I found a monster alternator and posted pix just before this post. Let me know what you think.

 

I have no idea what kind of alternator that is but it looks like it should bolt up just fine. You will definitely need a longer belt. Usually with the AD244 or the DR44G you will need a 1" longer belt.

 

Thank you.

I stared at that thing for a good 5 minutes thinking it through. Except for the alternator; all the other spinning appliances and pulleys looked identical. Of the other trucks [missing the alternator] they also had cut belts. This one still had the belt intact. For $2 more I took the belt too. I also bought a 7 month "anything goes" warrantee for $5 ! I think mebe Harbor Freight started something there lol. Provided I can ID a AD244 or the DR44G; I can just go back - beyond the usual 30 days if need be.

I wanted this thing because I know I am gonna need more and more power. Supporting a small town would be ideal but for now. When we go camping I want to have a second battery and run an inverter. Not to mention leaving a door ajar for hours at a time. I'm still looking into creating a custom "Dome Override" to prevent that.

I hope to get this thing installed in a week or so. When I do, I'll post side by side pix - old and new. In the mean time I want to explore a "second battery [auxiliary] option" that I can wire in at the same time.

 

That alternator looks like an older style to me.


Here's mine

 

Heres some pics of mine. Its the same as Jam's only not pretty and shiny lol!

 

Thanks guys , now i know what to look for.

Rick

 

Me too!

If things don't work out with the monster I'll go get one of these. I heard somewhere that they don't always put out 135-145. Sometimes around 100. If that's true, can you tell which ones have the bigger Voltage regulator inside?

 

never heard that, i`ve had 2 at both worked great