rich@minispares.com wrote:
how can the brackets be the same
an a plus engine was never offered with a dynamo?
The early engines had a dynamo and used a short bracket.
When the pre A+ engines were fitted with alternators, from
about 1973, the same mounting bosses on the block were used
but as the alternators were much shorter, a revised bracket was
required. At the time, it was far easier to create a "wider"
bracket than to re-cast the block, just for the purposes of
accommodating the revised generator.
When the A+ was designed, Leyland had the opportunity to move
the mounting bosses on the block to a position which was more
suited to the alternators size. This only needed a short bracket
again, one which to me looks remarkably similar to the original
dynamo brackets...
... Hence the question.
cheleker wrote:
As I recall, the brackets are the same. It's the location that is different.
Yes, the bosses that the brackets bolt to were moved on the A+,
so the brackets can be the same, or at least very similar. It would be
interesting to get confirmation, either way...
Rich, I am not interested in trying to fit a dynamo to a later engine, I was
just wondering if the oldest and newest brackets were the same....
Did Leyland have a "job-lot" of old dynamo brackets lying around when
they designed the A+?
Ian