ABY Alternator

[RustyNut]

Evening all!

My no-show at ADI was down to my alternator deciding to retire on the drive to Combe on Saturday morning.... So, I'm looking for a decent working ABY alternator to use as a spare whilst mine is being 'made good' and to keep as a spare. What have you got?

Cheers

Russ

[Fat Audi 80]

Russ, you may want to specify 90A or 120A. (120 has the finned open cage style body)

P.S. pm me if you need any further detailing tips....

[RustyNut]

Nice one Steve, wasn't aware there were two types. Pretty sure it's 90a going on your description of the 120a, will confirm tomorrow what type I need. How did you get on in the comp on Saturday by the way? Your car was looking superb as usual. I'll pm you with my detailing queries :-)

[PRY4SNO]

Have you checked the voltage regulator/brushes?

I've had two fail on me because of that one innocuous part before.

[Rusty]

Is the 90 amp lighter? I don't even have a stereo at the mo...

[spink]

v6 one fits apparently,just the plastic cover on the back that is different

[Rikki Kitto]

I used an S4 one for ages til I got mine reuirbed, worked fine

[gripper]

v6 one fits apparently,just the plastic cover on the back that is different

If that's the case I have a recently refurbed one from my CQV6

[Rusty]

Win! I can get the mirror glass at the same time

[RustyNut]

If that's the case I have a recently refurbed one from my CQV6

Is this for a lend or is it for sale?

[RustyNut]

Have you checked the voltage regulator/brushes?

I've had two fail on me because of that one innocuous part before.

We tested the output with a voltage meter and that's it so far. I suppose if i'm going to get it refurbed then getting a new regulator isn't going to be a waste of time or money. Just need to check what alternator I have first. Didn't get chance last night but it's a non AC car so my money is on it being a 90a.

[gripper]

Is this for a lend or is it for sale?

It's for sale mate

I can drop off Andy's wing mirror at the same time on the weekend at some point

[Rusty]

Mine's an ex-AC Car, so maybe I'll have Chris's one and you can have mine rebuilt or borrow mine and have yours done...

[RustyNut]

Some Pics

This is a pic of my alternator, there's nothing stamped or stickered to indicate if it's a 90a or 120a though... Can anyone tell from the pics which type I have? It's fitted with a 4 groove pulley.

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[Error404]

Looks like a 90a to me. The 120a seems to have been used on AC models. The casing is a quite common, e.g. you can use one from a 3B or 100/C4, just change the pulley
The 120a unit is a couple of KGs heavier

HTH
Alex