ok,heres the deal.im upgrading my 400 block to a 1988 serpentine setup.i have all the accessories which came from the 88 serpentine setup including the brackets.im running the chevrolet black crinkle tall valve covers.for some reason i cant mount the ALTERNATOR W/O THE POSTIVE TERMINAL ON THE BACK OF THE ALTERNATOR HITTING THE VALVE COVER..HAS ANYONE COME ACROSS THIS BEFORE?THIS IS A ALL NEW SET UP SO I CANT COMPARE IT WITH ANYTHING.IM LEANING ON MY VALVE COVERS BEING A TAD OVER SIZED AND THATS WHAT IS CAUSING THE INTERFERENCE ISSUE.THERES NO OTHER WAY TO SPACE OR MOVE THE BRACKET AND OR ALTERNATOR WHICH IS WHY IM LEANIGN TOWARDS THE VALVE COVERS.ID HATE TO GET RID OF THE VALVE COVERS.ANYONE WIHT HELP AND /OR PICS PLEASE SEND ASAP.THIS IS DELAYING MY BUILD UP.PLEASE.........

 

did you try a longer belt and spacing the alternator away a little?

 

no way to move to alternator.with the serp set up its mounted in 2 fixed holes so adjustability gone.i cant space the bracket towards the front either because that would throw the alt pulley out of line with the rest of the pullys.im really leaning towards new valve covers but would hate to have to replace them,i really like them.and i dont know if new ones will fix problem.i think the fact that they are "tall"covers might be screwing it up but i cant beleive im the only one who has tall valve covers on a early sbc with an early serp set up..please anyone help

 

dent the front of the valve cover then. the serp. setup i took off our 91 surburban allowed the alternator to be adjusted up or down probably 1/2" in height. otherwise you'll need to dent them up.

 

kinda trying to avoid denting brand new valve covers

 

well if the brackets aren't adjustable like you stated, then there is really only one choice. ditch the serp. setup or ditch the valve covers or dent one or the other.

 

DON'T DENT THOSE COVERS!! Easy fix here. Remove the three screws that hold the back of the alternator to the front and rotate the stator ring and the back of the alternator 1/3rd of a turn counterclockwise viewed from behind. You will probably have to get a goofy socket to remove the screws. It will put the positive terminal about 11:30 o'clock viewed from behind and the plug at 7:00 o'clock.
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... the stator ring is the band between the front half of the alternator and the back half. It must rotate with the back half.

 

i tried telling him to rotate the alternator, but he said he couldn't...?? supervisor42 and I think alike on this

 

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