647jc
Well Known Member
I know this has been discussed in other threads but I don?t think a consensus was ever reached. Apparently it is felt that some alternators require additional cooling while others do not. I think most people (including myself) felt that adding a blast tube couldn?t hurt performance that much and better safe than sorry. However, I ran across another post in some other thread saying that installing an alternator blast tube in the plenum intake ramp as Van suggests would be like cooling your alternator with a garden hose, if you ever flew through rain. The alternator I have is the standard Vans 60 amp job (made in Japan label) and has an open frame design, probably for cooling purposes, and has a voltage regulator on the back also well ventilated. I really don?t think spraying water on it with a blast tube while it is running would be advisable and now I?m thinking no blast tube may be a better decision. So, as applicable to Vans 60 amp alternator with the open frame design and a voltage regulator on the back, what have other builders done and has anyone had any failures due to an over heated or a soggy alternator?