We all must do what we have to do, The part I disagree with is the premise
that a delco alternater is more reliable than a Chrysler, I have 23 Mopars
9 with alternaters I put on over 30k miles a year and in the past 10 years
only one Chrysler alternater has gone out, I call that quite reliable
Don
59 Crown
65 Crown
----- Original Message -----
From: <mullic5@xxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 1:56 PM
Subject: IML: Why GM anything
> Hi all; I meant no offense to anyone when I mentioned using a non mopar
> alternator on our 67 Imp. Our Imp. Is my wife's daily driver. She
literally
> drives it daily. We use it for 300 mile trips about twice a month. She
makes
> a solo trip from Sacramento to Portland several times a year in this car.
> That is 600 miles each way. We love this big beautiful car, but I will not
be
> blind to it's inherent shortcomings. There are many areas where
improvements
> can be made in performance and reliability. I have electronic ignition and
a
> Delco alternator on our car for reliability and ease of availability if
> she ever needs repairs away from home.
> I also have an Edelbrock carburetor (it works and doesn't need attention
all
> the time) , cast aluminum valve covers (the don't warp and leak), a chrome
> air cleaner with cleanable element, a relocated oil filter (for ease of
> changing and not rubbing holes in the lower radiator hose). Our car also
has
> a class three (3,500 lb. rated trailer hitch, adapted from a Cadillac).
> While I love and admire correctly restored cars, I have no use for a
> trailer queen.
> I will use whatever I think works best to keep our car drivable and
dependable
> Larry
> MULLIC5@xxxxxxx
> 67CROWN 4DRHT
>
>
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