Eight alternators in 24 months!

[Dan Thomas]

How often do you wash down the engine? Do you take any precautions to keep the water, or solvent out of the alternator?

Yup. Solvent will soften the insulating varnish on the windings. It doesn't do the brushes any good either.

 

[Trogdor]

No engine wash during this period.

 

[Domenick]

I can't. The borked alternator went back and so now we have a new one. What picture would you exactly like? We are also now investigating cooling but my suspicion is a bearing wouldn't go but rather the diodes would be shot first...

A photo of the alternator mount.