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Old Dec 20, 2012 | 05:02 PM
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alternator? amp?

hey guys i have a 1997 f350 what amp alternator do i need? they are a few i think i saw 95amp, 130, 215?

any help would be great thanks
 
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Old Dec 20, 2012 | 05:16 PM
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Stock is 130
 
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Old Dec 20, 2012 | 05:42 PM
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Thanks for the quick reply
 
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Old Dec 20, 2012 | 05:49 PM
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the 95 amp was for the idi and ours was 130 and the 215 is for the trucks and vans with the ambulance package
 
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Old Dec 20, 2012 | 09:57 PM
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Anytime.had an 80 that my buddy pieced together.it worked adequately but I put a 130 back on it...
 
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Old Jan 27, 2013 | 09:49 PM
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130 amp alternator is $90

200 amp is $135

Any benefits between thwe two other than output?

Also go new or remanufactured?
 
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Old Jan 27, 2013 | 09:56 PM
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I'd put a new 130
 
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Will the ambulance package bolt to the standard bracket? I almost got one but wasnt sure and dudnt want to pay the freight back.
 
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it all depends on the draw. if you have an overhead light bar, winch, and snow plow, get the biggest alternator you can have built by a local rebuilder.
if it is a stock driver with no add ons, the 130 amp will be fine.
 
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Old Jan 28, 2013 | 10:46 AM
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I just put a 215 in my Van and it bolted right in ....so it would be the same for your truck....
 
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Old Jan 28, 2013 | 08:43 PM
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There are differences in the wiring. this is the stock charging
 
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Old Jan 28, 2013 | 08:44 PM
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the 215 amp charging
 
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Old Jan 28, 2013 | 09:51 PM
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That bottom one looks like a different type of alternator looking at the connections....and mine is wired like the top diagram and is 215 output..... another Van /F Series difference I guess ...
 
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