Single wire alternator (OT sort of)

[_shel_ny]

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Edited September 21, 2011 by shel_bizzy_48

[Guest jtw3749c]

Yep, GM has single wire alternator.

[greg g]

Shel, probably most common on the late 80's early 90's entry level cars. Cavaliers, Sunbirds, Chevettes, their Pontiac bretheren, Olds Achievas, and their Buick wanna be's, and light duty trucks and vans with I 6 or V6 engines. Just open the hood on any GM car or truck and count the wires, If you get to two move on. Look at S 10's and their GMC equivelent.

[greg g]

10 si which was used on General Motors vehicles from the 1970’s through the early 1980’s.

From the Yesterday's Tractors web site.

[Don Coatney]

Shel;

I bought my mid 80's GM rebuilt alternator at a bubble pack store for less than twenty bucks a few years back. Check my bucket alternator album for pictures.