Engine rebuild on an '85 900 SPG

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Jeremy - 06 Jun 2007 22:14 GMT

Hello all,
Its been a while for me. I am rebuilding an engine for my 1986 900 T.
The engine is out of an '85 SPG, and is in pretty good shape for its age
(70k mi). I am looking for a larger alternator than the 100 amp thatis
on it. DOes any one lnow where I can locate one for the older 900s?

Jeremy

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Craig's Saab C900 Site - 09 Jun 2007 22:12 GMT

>Hello all,
>Its been a while for me. I am rebuilding an engine for my 1986 900 T.
>The engine is out of an '85 SPG, and is in pretty good shape for its age
>(70k mi). I am looking for a larger alternator than the 100 amp thatis
>on it. DOes any one lnow where I can locate one for the older 900s?

I suspect you can put in a different alternator but the problem may be the
drive for it. I think the 84 up 900's use the two-belt setup (my 83's and
older all have single-belt drive for the alternator), but is that the same
with all the later alternators? Maybe you can get a generic one that's about
the right physical size and the right output capacity and get a pulley that
suits the arrangement with the existing alternator?

Craig.

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Richard Sutherland-Smith - 10 Jun 2007 04:32 GMT

>>Hello all,
>>Its been a while for me. I am rebuilding an engine for my 1986 900 T.
>>The engine is out of an '85 SPG, and is in pretty good shape for its age
>>(70k mi). I am looking for a larger alternator than the 100 amp thatis
>>on it. DOes any one lnow where I can locate one for the older 900s?

> I suspect you can put in a different alternator but the problem may be the
> drive for it. I think the 84 up 900's use the two-belt setup (my 83's and
> older all have single-belt drive for the alternator), but is that the same
> with all the later alternators? Maybe you can get a generic one that's about
> the right physical size and the right output capacity and get a pulley that
> suits the arrangement with the existing alternator?

> Craig.

1993s had twin belts.

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