By Richard Big. on Unrecorded Date: Edit

ARGO: Car alternator installation

By your friendly neighbourhood on Unrecorded Date: Edit

wow! richard big, that is the second biggest topic title i have ever seen in my entire life!
in answer to your question is yes, ontario drive and gear haz juss tha kit for you.

By Eugene Kochnieff on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Hello,

This should be quite straight forward, the main thing is the mechanical installation and that is up to you the electrical instalation just requires the batt neg connected to the frame of the alternator and the positive to the output terminal via a fusable link this link can be obtained from any auto electrician. WARNING do not leave the link out it is there in all vehicles to prevent fires and in a plastic aatv this is twice as important. If one of the diodes in the rectifier goes short circuit it will short the battery and set you rig on fire without this link!!!!!

Next you need to connect to the star point (called ALT on most alternators) a wire that goes to an indicator lamp and from the lamp to the switched side of your ignition switch. this is the charging indicator lamp.

I recommend a low current alternator 45Amps should be fine, yes you can go mad if you want and fit an 85 amp but remember the more power you use running accessories the less power you will have left to drive the wheels!!!!!

45 amps at 13.8v = 621 Watts output assuming 50% efficiency you engine will need to input 1242 Watts and thats 1 2/3 hp so your machine is now closer to a 16 Hp unit!!!!!!!!!!!

Good Luck

Eugene.

By E L McKenney on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Eugene is right about the mounts being the hardest part, but to simplify your installation use a single wire alternator and wire it directly to the battery.

By Jim Hicks on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Hello, I have an 18 HP kolher in my argo. It is totally shot,is there any problem installing a 18 HP briggs&stratton.The kolher has a threaded shaft. JIM

By mark harding (Promoza) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

ok i never put one in yet but adding one to my MaxIV going to drive it off the clutch with a pully from a older 327 cid that was on the crank summit racing sell a one wire kit makes it very easy to hook up then had one on my drag car good luck mark in ohio

By Al on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Jim,
I don't think the Briggs motors have a threaded shaft. But if you are gonna do it, why not go 20HP, the briggs 18 and 20 motors have the same dimensions, and is only $125 more at small engine warehouse.
Al

By Doug Barker on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Jim,
I've installed a GM alternator on a 12 H.P. Briggs and it worked great. I mounted a pulley off of the flywheel side of the engine using the bolt holes that are used for removing the flywheel.
Doug