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Subject:Re: water cooled alternators
From:Alistair Bell
Date:Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:56:10 -0700

my radiator fan has nipples too :)

really, mentioned it a while back. saw another syncro with 450 w fan
and it had nipples also.

you gotta love that word, nipples.

alistair

On 29-Apr-10, at 7:45 PM, David Beierl wrote:

At 08:38 PM 4/29/2010, Danny C. wrote:
> Are you saying you have an air cooled van and want to use an
> alternator off of a water cooled van?

No, he means an alternator which is water-cooled.

> There are several new alternator designs out there - General Motors
> has gone to water-cooled alternators (yes, there are 5/8" hose
> nipples on the back of the alternator) to keep the diodes cool on
> the newer model 4.6L Northstar V8s.

http://www.hap.com/products/Alternators/Water/index.html

Yours,
David

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