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Re: Ford Late Model Alternator
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 5/27/2004

Japanese class 3 trucks have been using spragged alternator drives for a while now. The reason being is the pulley ratio. The alternator spins at a rate much faster than engine RPM. On engine speed change, the inertia of the spinning rotor is detrimental to th... Login to read more.