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The drivers side alt is Gen1. It charges the front battery.It is the one on the drivers side, GEN 2. For a 1028.
you should be good on the autozone one. IMHO i would rebuild the bad one instead of turning it in for the core charge. The are very expensive to buy new and getting it rebuilt with the isolated ground isnt hard.