Alternator!

[killedbydeath]

where to buy, part numbers, anything that can help.

can they be sourced locally? im in alberta canada btw, any help is appreciated.

[biosehnsucht]

Take it to a reputable rebuild shop. You can't replace the unit as a whole with a part available in NA, but pretty much everything you might need to replace exists in some other NA Nissan alternator.

[killedbydeath]

there arent any other alternators that would work?

rebuild seems like a hassle to me, and im looking for a model with a higher output.

[float_6969]

Yet another reason to rebuild it. I'll bet they can increase the output.

There isn't a bolt in unit that I'm aware of. I've HEARD the KAE can be modified to work, but I've never seen it first hand.

[Woods Crasher]

Someone posted this a while ago.

http://www.thezstore.com/page/TZS/PROD/PP1/10-2077

I think that would solve the problem with the ka alternator. I ran a rigged up ka alternator on a cut ca18 brakcet. I think this adjustment arm would make using a ka alternator a bolt on affair.

[lostmenoggin]

yea, i posted that up. i plan on getting one to see if it will work. ive used a KAE alternator before, but i didnt have a tensioner and i dont recommend doing it like that. just a problem waiting to happen.

if you decide to rebuild it, dont say anything about it being from an imported motor. just tell them it is for a regular KA 240sx. i believe the internals are the same between the CA and KA but they have different housings, which is why the tensioner problem arises when trying to install a KA alternator.

[c-rad]

I just got mine rebuilt... $99, looks brand new, 3 yr/36k mile warranty from the shop (mom and pop place).

[ca18detgabby]

agreed had a local shop rebuild mine for 85 bucks IIRC, been nearly a year now and not a single issue.

[biosehnsucht]

Any good shop will eyeball the parts and take care of it, just cause they can look at it and go "that's an X gizmo and a Y flux capacitor... *replace*"

[rico05]

The local rebuild place quoted me $160 to upgrade any alternator to 180-200 amps. I may go for that just to offset my accessories (efans and lights).

[biosehnsucht]

My alt tested a bit over 100A on their test machine after rebuild at the place I took it, and it handles the fans + lights decently considering at the moment it's not very well wired up and I have a crap battery in there.

Once I've relocated my battery and replaced the alt wiring with larger gauge, that'll be probably just fine. Right now I think I have like 8ga alt wire (the stock one was f'd up and needed replacing)

[float_6969]

What's funny is that when you go to the parts store and buy a "new" alternator, you're getting the EXACT same thing that you would get if you take it down and get it rebuilt.

It's just silly NOT to just have it rebuilt.