so i bought an 85 camaro with no motor or anything so i dropped a 350 in it and just finished test fitting the serpentine setup from my 89 iroc on the motor and now have a slight fitment problem with my alternator i have tall valve covers and the stud on the back of the alternator hits the valve cover and does not alow me to get it into place has anyone else run into this problem? if so how did you deal with it?

Thanks
Mike

 

If the valve cover is aluminum like mine was, I just took a ball peen hammer to the valve cover and made a small indentation, worked perfect. If you don't like that method, Their are other alternators available that are clocked differently, that will have the stud clear the valve cover.

 

i think before i take a hammer to it ill see if i can pick one up with the stud in a different location but if i cant the ball peen hammer sounds like an alright way to go thanks alot

 

i took the stud out, put the alternator in place, then put the stud back in....i dont know if youll have the room to do it, but it worked for me.

 

You don't need to get a new alternator, you can re-clock the one you've got now.

 

Anybody know how?

 

Take the case bolts out, twist the case halves into a different alignment, put the case bolts back in.

 

i took a hacksaw to the bolt. you can do the same with a dremel. just put the nut on before you cut it off so you can rethread after you cut it.
worked for me

 

i never updated this from... when i posted it i did re clock the alternator and that has worked fantastically, just having other issues now but working them out as well haha thanks for all the replys