Dan Crowley Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 I promised John some pics of the 8.25" 130A alternator installed in my truck. What I can't show is how tight it was with the stock bracket.. And just for kicks, here are some pics of how I mounted the Megafuse and relay box. Just a note on the LRC F5RU-10316-BA regulators in Motorcraft boxes. Spark Surplus on E-Bay has 5 of them for sale if anyone is interested. spark-surplus (124932 ) 99.4% Positive feedback https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-GENUINE-OEM-Motorcraft-GR-818-Voltage-Regulator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Just a note on the LRC F5RU-10316-BA regulators in Motorcraft boxes. Spark Surplus on E-Bay has 5 of them for sale if anyone is interested. spark-surplus (124932 ) 99.4% Positive feedback https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-GENUINE-OEM-Motorcraft-GR-818-Voltage-Regulator I was speaking to John and saying he ought to be able to assemble a harness for much less than Painless. He told me he uses O'Reilly, and though I don't have one near me here in CT, I did manage to pick out part numbers for him. I do not know how much this adds up to, because O'Reilly requires a location for pricing. I also made the assumption that cables would be the same length I needed for my 460 with the HMEG mounted on the fender liner. Anyway, O'Reilly #'s Fuse MEG175 BP Holder 298900 12" cable SK8412SS 30" cable SK8430SS Regulator pigtails. HP-3910, S-545 or S-2377 Stator plugs. 645-912 or WPT-1129 Beyond this you need a ring terminal for the yellow/white 'sense' wire to attach at the output lug, and solder-shrink to connect the bk/wh stator plug to the same color wire from the regulator plug. And connect the existing lt grn/red key on power to the same color wire of the regulator plug. I don't know how useful this is, but I hope it can help someone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1986F150Six Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 I was speaking to John and saying he ought to be able to assemble a harness for much less than Painless. He told me he uses O'Reilly, and though I don't have one near me here in CT, I did manage to pick out part numbers for him. I do not know how much this adds up to, because O'Reilly requires a location for pricing. I also made the assumption that cables would be the same length I needed for my 460 with the HMEG mounted on the fender liner. Anyway, O'Reilly #'s Fuse MEG175 BP Holder 298900 12" cable SK8412SS 30" cable SK8430SS Regulator pigtails. HP-3910, S-545 or S-2377 Stator plugs. 645-912 or WPT-1129 Beyond this you need a ring terminal for the yellow/white 'sense' wire to attach at the output lug, and solder-shrink to connect the bk/wh stator plug to the same color wire from the regulator plug. And connect the existing lt grn/red key on power to the same color wire of the regulator plug. I don't know how useful this is, but I hope it can help someone Thanks for your efforts, Jim! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machspeed Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 I was speaking to John and saying he ought to be able to assemble a harness for much less than Painless. He told me he uses O'Reilly, and though I don't have one near me here in CT, I did manage to pick out part numbers for him. I do not know how much this adds up to, because O'Reilly requires a location for pricing. I also made the assumption that cables would be the same length I needed for my 460 with the HMEG mounted on the fender liner. Anyway, O'Reilly #'s Fuse MEG175 BP Holder 298900 12" cable SK8412SS 30" cable SK8430SS Regulator pigtails. HP-3910, S-545 or S-2377 Stator plugs. 645-912 or WPT-1129 Beyond this you need a ring terminal for the yellow/white 'sense' wire to attach at the output lug, and solder-shrink to connect the bk/wh stator plug to the same color wire from the regulator plug. And connect the existing lt grn/red key on power to the same color wire of the regulator plug. I don't know how useful this is, but I hope it can help someone Jim, just to let you know, the Orielly's parts are wayyyyy too expensive. The stator Plug (#645-912) alone was $47.99. Yeah, I know......maybe a listing error, crazy! I went through Amazon for the parts. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Jim, just to let you know, the Orielly's parts are wayyyyy too expensive. The stator Plug (#645-912) alone was $47.99. Yeah, I know......maybe a listing error, crazy! I went through Amazon for the parts. Thank you! That's insane! Here's both plugs for ~$15 delivered https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F191738752053 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 That's insane! Here's both plugs for ~$15 delivered https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F191738752053 For me the fuse is $4, the holder is $8.50 and the cables are $8 & $14 respectively. So, about $50 all in at retail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machspeed Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 For me the fuse is $4, the holder is $8.50 and the cables are $8 & $14 respectively. So, about $50 all in at retail. $58.31 plus tax to be exact. Most expensive was the 4 gauge wire kit at $30.19. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 For me the fuse is $4, the holder is $8.50 and the cables are $8 & $14 respectively. So, about $50 all in at retail. $58.31 plus tax to be exact. Most expensive was the 4 gauge wire kit at $30.19. Jim - I'll try to capture some of this when I work on the website on Sunday. Thanks for all your work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 For me the fuse is $4, the holder is $8.50 and the cables are $8 & $14 respectively. So, about $50 all in at retail. $58.31 plus tax to be exact. Most expensive was the 4 gauge wire kit at $30.19. Oh, those are your prices at Amazon? I was just adding the eBay pigtail kit to retail Advance prices for the two cables, fuse and HMEG. $58 is pretty good with that 4 AWG cable kit! And you'll have the black left over for grounds. DIY wind and solar storage solutions have really opened up the possibilities with these cable kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machspeed Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Jim - I'll try to capture some of this when I work on the website on Sunday. Thanks for all your work. I second that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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