AD244 in Pre95

[retorq]

Anyone ever do it?? My alternator's bridge rectifier is NFG growling bad lol. Done some reading, looks like it's a bolt in with a wiring modification ...

 

[SunlitComet]

May help:

http://blazerforum.com/forum/lighti...-gen-ad244-alternator-install-how-pics-45964/

 

[qukon 95]

what is this alt out of? what is the total amps of this ad244 alt?

i would like to change my fac alt. sinse i have dual alts

i will use the bigger case 124 amp for the truck and move the ad-244 alt to the system if it has more amps.

 

[retorq]

what is this alt out of? what is the total amps of this ad244 alt?

i would like to change my fac alt. sinse i have dual alts

i will use the bigger case 124 amp for the truck and move the ad-244 alt to the system if it has more amps.

145amps stock, they can be rebuilt to put out up to 300 from what I see ...

The later model Avalanches had a version of this. It's more of a DG44R or something, basically the same but the bridge negative was part of the rear case so if that goes you would need to replace the rear half of the case, with the AD244 you just replace the bridge.

 

[qukon 95]

Thanks for the info i will look up that dg44r didn't find the ad244

any where

 

[retorq]

Google the ad244, lots of good info out there ...

 

[qukon 95]

Now i need to find out the wiring for this alt. it looks like the wire
harness has 3 or 4 wires and mine have one wire.

 

[retorq]

Yeah mine is a 95 and has one, that's why I started this thread lol. It looks like even though it's a 4 pin plug they only use 1. That is the battery light on the dash. Looks like it needs to be hooked up to the right terminal on the new alternator, that's all ...

 

[qukon 95]

MY new mission is to find this alt used. i will call around monday
find a way 4 it to work for 1 wire or run the extra wires that it will
need 4 it to work. there is a alt site that has this alt for our 95 1 wire hook up. I will use this alt for the main batt then get the

electric fans. Later on i will get another one to replace my

system alt. autozone sells the 130 amp one

 

[retorq]

I don't think it NEEDS 4 wires to run, the pin out I saw shows 2 dead terminals, a battery light terminal and one other. For all purposes it's really a one wire/self exciting alternator ...

http://www.performancetrucks.net/forums/showthread.php?t=217657

99 only uses the "B" terminal, even the newer PCM only uses 2, one being a duty cycle which ours won't have ... atleast mine won't have.

 

[qukon 95]

I picked up the AD alt $72.00 but it's the 130 amp i couldn't read the
stamped numbers on it there but he said it was a 145 amp but

when i got it home and cleaned it off 130 a is there i called him

back to let him know he said the numbers on it comes back a 145 a .

also the case is not that big from the pics on here. well i'm going
to use it and it's better than the smaller factory alt i got

 

[retorq]

Where did you get it for $72?? :O

 

[qukon 95]

I got it at "BROCKS used car parts" they have 2 130a alts

 

[retorq]

Good deal. Maybe when you get the wiring figured out for sure I'll do mine.

No sense in me being the guinea pig. Hahaha

 

[qukon 95]

well i didn't have a problem with wiring it. went to the jnk yrd and got the newer

style 1 wire plug for the alt i cut mine and spliced the other one in.

 

[quietfly]

yup only needs one wire i have a DB electrical redone version in my 95 hoe...

 

[retorq]

Awesome. Glad I could help ya hahahaha

 

[qukon 95]

Now that the alt works I will be taken it off to clean it up better.I need to Get a wire wheel and something to clean between the small openings then I will paint the middle
some color.

 

[retorq]

Pics ...

 

[qukon 95]

last night i took the ad244 back off to clean it up i used a wire wheel and smaller one to get between the openings

it turned out good. and i did some painting on it to.

i have to get another usb cord for my dig camera to up
load my pics or go to www.photobucket.com/qlcp