where to get alternator overdrive pulley

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

finished installing a motor city reman 200a alt on my friends explorer.

at start, rpms sit at about 1k, and voltage is nice. 14.3 volts when cold.

after engine warms up slightly and the PCM lowers idle speed, voltage drops and drops until it sits at about 12.6V. essentially it sits at battery voltage. but doesnt lower than that.

if you step on the throttle, to raise rpms slightly voltage instantly jumps back up to 14v. so obviously the alternator is good. problem is idle speed, and since we cant adjust it, were gonna need to pick up a pulley for him.

we checked autozone and kregan and no one has it. even the stock size they carry have to be ordered. so...does anyone know where we can pick up a overdrive pulley from a RETAIL location? we have found a few online for pretty cheap, but he would rather have it now instead of having to run the car like this for a week waiting for the pulley to come in. so anyone know where to pick one up locally in the san diego area?

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[phyphoestilic 5,000+ posts]

I ordered mine from a guy in City of Industry. But I think he had to special order it anyways. Just live with it for a few days. I really doubt u will find one local w/o them having to order it too.

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

I ordered mine from a guy in City of Industry. But I think he had to special order it anyways. Just live with it for a few days. I really doubt u will find one local w/o them having to order it too.

basically what i was telling him. he really just got pissed off about it since hes been having bad luck.

i suggested he call motor city reman on tuesday and ask about a pulley to see what they can do. and if they want to much then he'll just wait.

this thread is more of a "shot in the dark" kinda thing. interesting thing that i noticed to with my mean green. i tried to see how low my rpms have to be to get the same effect as him. slapped it in first and braked down to almost a stall (was sitting at 100rpms for a second or so) and just then noticed my voltage gauge dip down. mean green sure uses some serious overdrive pulleys lol

 

[phyphoestilic 5,000+ posts]

basically what i was telling him. he really just got pissed off about it since hes been having bad luck.
i suggested he call motor city reman on tuesday and ask about a pulley to see what they can do. and if they want to much then he'll just wait.

this thread is more of a "shot in the dark" kinda thing. interesting thing that i noticed to with my mean green. i tried to see how low my rpms have to be to get the same effect as him. slapped it in first and braked down to almost a stall (was sitting at 100rpms for a second or so) and just then noticed my voltage gauge dip down. mean green sure uses some serious overdrive pulleys lol

Well most High Output alternators don't really start to put out power till around 800 RPM anyways. My car sit at 600 idle. Thats why I ordered the pulley. Mine cost $25. If u want I can give u the guy's information.

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

Well most High Output alternators don't really start to put out power till around 800 RPM anyways. My car sit at 600 idle. Thats why I ordered the pulley. Mine cost $25. If u want I can give u the guy's information.

sure ill take the info. probably wont use it though since my friend is an impatient bastard and hell try to get it as fast as possible anyway he can lol.

but yea ill take the info. BTW you have any idea on what the ratio is on the one you bought?

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Not gonna find one locally... unless you happen to have a very reputable alternator rebuild place in town...

nG

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

Not gonna find one locally... unless you happen to have a very reputable alternator rebuild place in town...
nG

weird. i thought i read somewhere that you could get some locally in some places. oh well, hell have to wait.

i told him to buy a mean green outright //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif lol