Buick 225 Alternator

Dropped my buick 225 into my CJ3B rolling chassis this weekend. Looking at getting the motor started to see what I have and if I need to rebuild (used motor and I don't know what its history is).

What alternator are people running? Single wire or orignial?

More questions to come as keep morving forward.

Thanks

RVS

 

I had an original motorola rebuilt for my resto to be factory correct

 

I have a 100 amp single wire on mine.
Works much better than the factory unit.

 

If you don't know about the motor then I wouldn't worry about the alternator as of yet. If you have an old alt you can hang on there for the waterpump belt if you plan on running the engine for a long time.

 

No alternator, looking a purchasing what I would run in the future.

 

I believe both the Motorola and Delco mount the same, one Jeep has a a Delco, and the other has a Motorola.

 

this was posted awhile back - information
http://www.madelectrical.com/electricaltech/delcoremy.shtml

 

Hello
Of course your project is yours. What you are asking is how to choose better, OK. Your first choice was that you wrote you put a 225 in a 3b, NOT oem. so you are not holding yourself to that standard, hence Walt's comment. The single wire system has fewer parts so that is simpler. You did not say you had the oem three wire Motorola system already. Always buy fewer parts. You now MUST consider what your electrical needs are going to be, super stereo system, extra driving lighting or even ground effects to figure out YOUR wattage load, ENJOY.

I run OEM Motorola three wire external resistor set up, just like I bought it with. I forgot to answer your question. My only electrical load is my lights. IT DID NOT COME WITH A HEATER OR ELECTRICAL OR AIR DRIVER WIPERS.

 

You're looking for opinions-- take into consideration all the above and future posts. And one specific possibility--I'm running a 12 volt Delco-Remy Model 10SI 12:00 "clock" position. If you had to ask for one, it would be for a 1977 Pontiac Grand prix, 8 cyl., 5.7 L (350R) engine w/AC and HBL (rear window defrost). I believe it to be 63 amps. This is on a Dauntless 225 odd-fire in a CJ5.

 

I'm using a 105 Amp 12SI on mine, Single Wire, I wanted the extra juice for lights and winch pulls. I'll be damned if I can remember what application I used to find it though.

 

100 amp 10si on mine, for the winch & kc hilites. Much better than the original 35 amp Motorola.

 

I just bought the cheapest one for a 1965 buick skylark. That is supposedly what my 225 came out of. It requires an external regulator. Get the single wire alternator and be done with it.

 

I like the three wire, it will work fine on one wire if you need to Mad Max it home and they are everywhere. http://www.madelectrical.com/electricaltech/onewire-threewire.shtml