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I found at least one a bit closer to me, looks like there are a few in Portland as well if I really have to go up thereHere is who is shown on the Prestolite page... not sure if its helpful.
I would call any local alternator repair shops (if you can even find one) to see if they can service what you have.
I went and looked that up, the number that is easily seen is the voltage regulator part which who knows may be bad.. LolThis is not the proper Alternator for your set anyway. Look at the part number on the Alt. Look at the list I sent. See that number?
Im planning to take it apart when I get it out of the gen set here and see what I can see and test before buying anything.. New ones are dang expensive for what it is..@tarster There is always the possibility that your alternator just needs some new diodes. Not generally all that pricey.
Highly possible, when disconnecting the wires I did see that the exciter stud was really loose, Im still going to put the new one in place and then my plan is to take time looking over the old alternator or maybe have it tested, if it needs a new control board those are only like 20 bucks and should be easy to put in place and then either i have a spare.Although not the correct alternator. Is it possible the Belt was the original problem not making enough contact to produce power?
Appreciate the comment, I may get something that has a float or like some of the the other folks said using the double tap and just keeping it 6-8 inches off the bottom, you comment about water on the bottom makes me thing maybe I should get a ball valve and attach it down there off the bottom tap and then I could more easily drop any water out of the system.I know I'm late to the party on this interesting thread (also haven't posted on the forum in years) but I would like to throw a comment in about your oil tank setup.
You are correct that by dropping a line in from one of the 2" bungs using a double tapped bushing will allow you to keep your oil draw off the bottom where water & sludge tend to be. That's the problem.
It's been my experience that oil tanks rot out at the bottom, from the inside - probably due to that water and crap that's just laying there. Using the bottom tap gives you the opportunity to remove the water and some sludge/sediment. An inexpensive water filter and separate (or combination) sediment filter can work wonders. Unless you are getting really crappy oil delivered there really shouldn't be a load of water.
If all you are using the oil for is your genset then you might want to consider adding a biocide at each delivery. There are microbes they do eat oil.
Good luck with your 803, sounds like you are on the right track.