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Happy ending?

So has it stopped the buzzer of doom ?? 

After recent posts on alternator belts, just checked mine, and not wanting to start a new post hopping onto this one, the belt fitted to my alternator is 10/1080 but I have some new spares two of which are 10/1075 and one 10/1100.  Unable to work out what amperage the alternator is due to lack of markings with only the following visible 321260A1 AND D0141IR any ideas please,

Post a close up photo.

maxstu wrote: ↑09 Apr 2021, 11:39 Happy ending?

No thanks mate, I'm too tired after driving my alarm-free, light-free, van around   

Is this any good, one I took some time back but shows the alternator.

Thanks so much to everyone who took the time to respond, especially Mocki.

No surprise that switch gets knocked out when the belt goes, it's a tight squeeze.

maxstu wrote: ↑09 Apr 2021, 17:09 Post a close up photo.

Thought I would add this again so as not to confuse the dialogue of the originators post.  Alternator is visible is this close enough to give an idea of its amperage.

johnwayne wrote: ↑09 Apr 2021, 17:13

maxstu wrote: ↑09 Apr 2021, 11:39 Happy ending?

No thanks mate, I'm too tired after driving my alarm-free, light-free, van around   

We all like a happy ending!

To y what belt is on it now ?
1100 is too long in my experience with a single crank pulley 

if your alternator has a plug in the back it’s a 65a if it’s bolt on connections it’s either 65a or 90a 
it "should" be a plug in 65a for the age of your cooling system .

Thanks Steve, it has a 10/1080 fitted at the moment,I will have a look in the morning and update the post ref the connections at the back of the alternator.

plug connection is 45amp surely

Early 65a were also plug in .

Please find attached a couple of images of the alternator connections at the back, looking at the existing belt there are cracks appearing between the teeth which looks like a warning to me.  As per earlier the existing fitted one is 10/1080 but I have good 10/1075 which came with the van as spares.

Yep plug in ( although the plug is long gone and replaced by single spades) 
the 10 is it’s width , the 1075 is the length , so that slightly shorter one will work and give you just a added adjustment for when it stretches in the next month or so and needs readjusting .